Passion. Curiosity. From the President Ingenuity. Resolve. Today, it’s all in focus.

Welcome to the 18th Annual I am so pleased you have joined us for one Capital University of the most celebrated days of our academic year. The Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship is a point of distinction for our Symposium on learning community – a showcase event that demonstrates ideals that are central to the way Undergraduate Scholarship we teach and learn at Capital University. Wednesday, April 16, 2014 As you scan the titles and abstracts on the pages that follow, you will note the breadth of Capital’s academic offerings and our emphasis on experiential and cross-disciplinary learning. Even more impressive, as you engage with our student presenters and their faculty mentors, Keynote Address by David Pogue, Ph.D. you will experience for yourself their curiosity Thursday, April 10 // 7:00 p.m. and passion for exploring, discovering and Mees Hall communicating about their world. Poster Presentations For 18 years, Capital has embraced Wednesday, April 16 // 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. undergraduate research as a powerful learning tool. After all, we believe in educating the whole Field House, The Capital Center person. Our classrooms and labs, through Oral Presentations research and experience, extend into our community and our world. Wednesday, April 16 // 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Battelle Hall, Blackmore Library and Ruff Learning Center Congratulations to those who are presenting their research today. I encourage you to The symposium is funded in part by a gift from Battelle. continue exploring your research area, to ask new questions and test new theories. And to the faculty mentors who have committed their time and expertise to make this event possible, I thank you.

Respectfully,

Denvy A. Bowman, Ph.D. President 1 F rom the Provost

Welcome to the 18th Annual Capital University Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship. This annual event represents the sustained and enduring commitment of the undergraduate faculty to the university’s mission – to open dialogue and the free exchange of ideas, to critical thinking and intellectual curiosity, and to the sense of excitement associated with discovery.

Participation in undergraduate scholarship is a distinctive mark of a Capital University education. The recent National Survey of Student Engagement demonstrates the value added from a Capital University education. Compared to students at peer institutions, Capital University undergraduates reported greater student-faculty interaction, more frequent higher-order learning, and more research opportunities with faculty. Forty-one percent of Capital University undergraduate seniors have participated in a research project with a faculty member compared to only 22 percent of seniors at comparable institutions.

The Symposium is an annual celebration of student achievement. On behalf of our entire academic community, I commend the faculty members whose mentorship and teaching have inspired students’ empirical studies, theoretical papers and artistic works. To the students participating in the Annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship, I congratulate you on a job well done. Your discoveries today forecast a bright future for the lives of leadership and service you will lead.

Sincerely,

Richard M. Ashbrook, Ph.D. Provost

F rom the Dean

I am pleased to congratulate our students who are sharing their work in our annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship. For the past 18 years, the Symposium has showcased the outstanding work of our undergraduate students, encouraging them to think critically, test their own hypotheses, and discover new methods of interpreting the world around them. This occasion continues to be one of our most significant campus events enlivening the intellectual climate on our campus by stimulating discussions and facilitating collaborations within and across disciplines throughout the Capital community.

At Capital, we have established a strong tradition of undergraduate scholarship and believe that scholarly activity is an important component in providing a learning environment that encourages openness to new ideas. This activity not only influences the way we think about teaching and learning, but also the way we live and plan for the future. Led by our team of highly-qualified and dedicated faculty mentors, our students continue to take advantage of unique learning opportunities that contribute to the body of knowledge in their respective fields of study.

I take great pride in the level of excellence and exceptional quality displayed in the work of our students and I congratulate each of them in presenting their work. May the success of this symposium continue to inspire our students toward further academic achievements and motivate others to aspire to their level of accomplishment.

Sincerely,

Cedric L. Adderley, D.M.A. 2 Dean of the College The James L. and E. Marlene Keynote speaker Bruning Undergraduate DAV ID POGUE Research Award David Pogue is the anchor columnist for Yahoo Tech, having been In May 2007, James and Marlene Bruning established an groomed for the position by 13 years as the personal-technology endowment to fund a student award to support undergraduate columnist for the New York Times. He is also a monthly columnist research and scholarly projects at Capital University. The intent of for Scientific American and the host of science shows on NOVA. this award is to support high-quality undergraduate research and His “Making Stuff,” a 2011 four-part miniseries, won NOVA its scholarly presentations at professional academic conferences. highest ratings in six years and these ratings were surpassed only by Pogue’s second NOVA show, “Hunting the Elements,” in 2012. In addition, Pogue is an Emmy Award-winning technology SARAH C. BOGEN and ISAAC RESSLER correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning. He appears frequently on radio and television. For several years, Pogue was a regular Sarah Bogen (’14) and Isaac Ressler (’13) were the recipients technology guest on Martha Stewart’s television show, NPR’s of the 2013 Bruning Undergraduate Research Award. Their “Morning Edition,” and CNBC’s “Power Lunch” and “On the interdisciplinary project, “Modeling the spread of white-nose Money.” syndrome in hibernating North American Bats,” was conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Paula Federico, assistant professor of With over 3 million books in print, Pogue is one of the world’s mathematics. Their work has been presented at the Symposium for best-selling “how-to” authors. He has written or co-written seven Undergraduate Scholarship in 2012 and 2013, the 2012 National books in the “For Dummies” series, including Macs, Magic, Undergraduate Research Conference at the Interface of Biology Opera, and Classical Music. In 1999, he launched his own series and Mathematics in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the 2014 National of complete, funny computer books called the “Missing Manual” Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Lexington, series, which now includes 120 titles. Kentucky. The project was also ranked among the top ten percent of submissions to the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Pogue graduated summa cum laude from Yale in 1985, with Posters on the Hill conference in 2013. distinction in Music. He spent 10 years conducting and arranging Broadway musicals in New York. He has won two Emmy awards, Sarah, a mathematics major with minors in biology and computer two Webby awards, a Loeb award for journalism, and an honorary science, will be graduating this spring. In addition to her work at doctorate in music. Pogue has been profiled on “48 Hours” and Capital, she has performed research through such programs as “60 Minutes.” He lives in Connecticut with his wife and three the REU at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological children. His web site is davidpogue.com. Synthesis (NIMBioS) in 2012 and Research for Industrial Projects for Students – Hong Kong (RIPS-HK) in 2013. She has presented her results at multiple professional research conferences, including the 2012 Society for Mathematical Biology Annual Meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee and the 2014 Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduation, Sarah plans to pursue a PhD in mathematics with an emphasis on applications to biology.

Isaac graduated in 2013 with a major in computer science and a minor in mathematics. During his time at Capital, he was active as a Technician Assistant for the Information Technology department and a Peer Tutor for Academic Success. He currently works as a mobile application developer for Chepri, an award-winning mobile and web development company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Isaac specializes in the development of iOS applications.

3 Library Database Usability Austin Caudill, Zachary Heyne, Catherine Life Satisfaction and Body Dissatisfaction Pnrese tation Hawkins Maggie Graham, Gina Osborne, Kyrstin House

sCHEDULE Test-retest Reliability and Pilot Assessment All Politics is Now Digitally Debatable of a Youth Mentoring Program: Future Angela Grate, Deidra Benjamin, Ryan Collins, Possibilities, Inc. Ashley Darnell, Cassidy Teminsky Poster Presentations Emma D. Chadd, Kelli D. Brownfield, Quenshia Field House – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. N. Graves, Becca M. Catoe, Julie M. Keller The Effects of High Intensity Training on Fat Utilization Population Dynamics of Reptiles at Primmer Josh Gruenbaum Integrating Real-time Abstractions into a Outdoor Learning Center in Hocking Hills General Game Playing Environment Region of Ohio A Chance to Say Goodbye August Airsman Austin Clarridge Annie Guinsler, Lisa C. Baldwin

Analysis of Freshmen Pre-Medical Students’ The Efficiency of Acid Mine Reclamation Intramedullary Screw Fixation of the Proximal Knowledge of Health Careers Strategies In North Central Pennsylvania 5th Metatarsal Scott Armstrong Jess Cogan Monica Heckman

Art and Poverty Gender Differences in Autism Job Satisfaction, Calling, Life Satisfaction, Jordan Ayers Mary Cooley, Dana Sanders and Happiness among University Faculty and Staff What is Privacy? The Relationship of BMI and Physical Kayla Herbell, Katherine Bustos Chaves Thomas Ballas, Jennifer Davis, Brooke Sims, Fitness to Glucose Response Profiles Within Natalie McCullough the Context of a Modified Glucose Tolerance Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer Test in Healthy, Asymptomatic, Young and Post-Surgical Intervention Choices Mindfulness and Mandalas: Alternative People Kayla Herbell, Ashley Potkutter, Rebecca Therapeutic Techniques for AOD Ciarra Davis Steinemann, Stacy Timmerman Adolescents Paige Beckwith The Genetic Modification Analysis of The Role of AGTR2 in Cystic Fibrosis Severity Popcorn (Zea mays) Around the World Kayla Herbell Intramedullary Fixation of the Tibial Shaft Jessica DeBelly, Kashmere Pearson Timothy Beech Faculty Book Group Assessment and History of Mental Illness Through the Ages Application to the University Art Therapy Techniques and their Benefits Angela Dibling, Katie Freshour Lorrin Higgins, Quenshia Graves, Adam Ross to Individuals with Autism Brittany Bochard, Kathryn Carter The History of Biological Warfare The Impact of Childhood Emotional Abuse Gianni DiMichaelangelo, Haley Kelly and Experiential Avoidance on Maladaptive Improved Contig Filtration for De Novo Social Problem-Solving Skills and Intimate Genome Assembly DSM 5 and the Autism Umbrella Partner Violence Sarah Bogen, Ka Wah Wong, Meng Wu, Kelsey Doles Lorrin Higgins Carsen Stringer Assessing the L.E.A.D. Program at Capital Comparing Age and Glasgow Coma Scale Population Dynamics of Peromyscus University (GCS) scores to Physical and Cognitive Leucopus at Clear Creek Metro Park Katelin Eing, Lisa Franklin, Marcus MtCastle Outcomes with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) (Honors Project) Victoria Hirschfeld Ashleigh Bope Surgical and Rehabilitation Protocol for High Tibial Osteotomy The Effects of Ethanol on the Cells of a Chick Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair of the DJ Elmore Embryo Thumb Molly Holt, Caterina Singer Brandon Brake The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction Training in Undergraduate Life Satisfaction in Relationship to Physical Life Satisfaction, Body Image, and Health Students Activity Habits Kenneth Fedrick, Brittany Ford, Haleigh Fulks Jacob Hooks, Wesley Meadows Casey Brophy, Randi Ball Life Satisfaction and Exercise Influences of Eating Disorders and Life The Legal Rights of the Disenfranchised Alisha Fernandez, Krista Killian Satisfaction on College Students Fetus Suzie Hosea, Ryan Schlotzhauer, Kevin Heuer Caitlin Brown The Use of Technology in the Classroom and the Paradigms of Classical and Modern The History of Invertebrate Organisms in Assessment of Undergraduate Research Education in the 21st Century Medicine Experiences Andrew Floor Stephanie Ilavsky, Paige Jacob, Kashmere Olivia Castro, Abbey Zacharias, Shannon Ball Pearson 4 The History of Anesthesia Life Satisfaction, Victimization, and Fear of The Effects of Exercise Compared to Oral Mark Ivey, Paul Baker Crime Estrogen Therapy on Energy Levels in Sammantha McClughen, Shannon Lamar, Perimenopausal Women Benefits of a Restricted Diet on Autism Korynne Rasche Gina Preston, Janet Thomas, Nicki Casey Jackson ChamahDavis, Eddah Kinyua Assessment of Capital University’s Career Influences of Substance Use on Life Development Personal Statement Writing The Endocrine Effects of Excessive Exercise in Satisfaction Services Athletes: A Review Mason Juenger, Samantha L. Plewes Natalie McCullough, Austa Obringer, Katie Marissa Price Roher Effective of Leadership and Gender Aggression Prevention and Nurse Jane Kaibunga Music Therapy as a Tool to Manage Pain Empowerment in the Emergency Department: Janelle Meadows, Jennifer Difilippo, Cathy Training Programs for Staff vs. Alternative Children with Autism: Parental Stressors Johnson, Melissa Jordan, Matina Tornick Clinical Setting Methods Kandace Keel Lauren Raymond, Stephanie Couts, Sara Dwyer The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction Student Writing Assessment and Eating Behaviors Delirium Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit Julie Keller, Holly Phillips, Ethan Moseley Haley Millinger, Morgan Jenkins, Morgan Rachel Robilotta, Rachel Sellers, Jennifer White Ackley The Effect of Music Therapy on Postoperative Pain Water Filtration across Continents: A Sleep Quality and Life Satisfaction Taesub Kim, Stephanie Maurer, Lizabeth Comprehensive Assessment of the Tiputini Jonathan Rose, Abigail Meneses McCaslin, Megan Sebar River, Ecuador and the Hocking River, Ohio Carly Moss, Tori Hanlin Sustainability Assessment of Capital University Which Aspects of College Environment Andrew Ruggles, Diana Crandall, Phil Baer Affect Life Satisfaction? The Accident that Saved Millions Amanda Klosterman, Andrew Phillips Neveen Murib, Dhaval Patel Lateral Retinacular Release of the Patella Katie Slomsky Major Advancements in Battlefield Medicine Assessment in Capital University’s Center for Chase Knowles, Zak Monte, Aleksandr Bevz Health and Wellness Proper Nutrition for Volleyball Players Brianna Murphy, Maryann Bennett, Chelsey Alyson Smith, Kelly Leonard The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction Cook, Melissa Rhodes and Family Variables Mating of the Blue Footed Boobies Josie Laib, Sammi Ottney, Steven DeBusk Parenting Children with an ASD: Effective Kaylyn Soldner, Keith von Stein Coping Strategies Learning Styles and the Effect on Working Brianna Murphy, Lauren Roy Comparison of the Cognitive and Health Memory Related Outcomes of Chemotherapy and Nicole Lee Does Gender Affect the Way We Perceive Radiation Treatment in Pediatric Patients with Information? Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Nonunion Scaphoid Fixation Nina Napolitano, Stephanie Irwin Heather Speaks, Mary Ellen Richey Kelly Leonard An Agent-Based Model for Fungal Growth Posterlater Corner Knee Reconstruction Life Satisfaction and Emotional Intelligence Abigail Neininger Katelyn Stahl Emma Littmann, Rachel Arnold, Kristine Ross Modern Medical Marvels: How the Civil War Hypertension: A Global Problem Stage Riser Prototype Development Changed the History of Medicine Hannah Storar, Tricia Kehl Jonathan Lucas Erica Noll, Laura Wagner The Future of Puerto Rico The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction The Arab Spring Revolutions Emily Velazquez and Academic Integrity Lucas Novembre, Daphne Benner, Robert Jordan Lyle, Quinn Bender, Taylor Patterson Murphy The “Tooth” about Dentistry: A History of Dentistry Through the Ages Educating High School Students about Is Depression Interfering With Your Life Andee Welbaum Athletic Training Satisfaction? Megan Mahoney, Zachary Boyd Jillian O’Donnell, Shantia Wells Caring Behaviors of Nursing Students Interacting in High Fidelity Human Patient Life Satisfaction and Extracurricular Do National Statistics Align With Causes Simulation Scenarios Involvement of Homelessness in Columbus, Ohio? A Kaylee Wellman, Katelyn Moorman, Brea Leah Marty, Jenna Erwin Comparative Analysis Tackett, Taylor Hiles Cora Petrosky, Anna Tall BIA: The Body Image Affect Samantha Wentz

5 Assessment of the Services at Capital Learning Center 02 Blackmore Library 110 University Health and Wellness Center Matthew’s Story: A Child Case Study Project Public Libraries in Nazi Germany (Honors Semone Wilbert, Re’Sean Johnson, Latasha Megan Creasap Project) Thompson Kelly Hale Learning Center 05 Let the Walls Tell the Story-2: Capital Crisis: An Organizational Nightmare or Blackmore Library 115 University Students’ PhotoVoice Experiences Fabricated Fiasco? Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A in K-12 Classrooms Overseas. Implications for Derek Stewart Promising Treatment for Depression and Global Education and Citizenship Possible Improvements Tara Yoder, Kailey Davis, Taylor Gingery Learning Center 06 Ryan Sherrock But You’re Living a Lie: Themes of the Subgenre of Constructed Reality Blackmore Library 119 Alex Caperton The Impact of State Level Legislation on the Market for Prostitution (Honors Project) 2:00 p.m. Oral Presentations Learning Center 07 Madison Fannon Discussion and Dialogue: Equalizing Communication in the Classroom Blackmore Library 206 Battelle Hall 123 Emily Wiseman “He is No Longer an Artist, He Has Become Clear for the Moment: Meditative Practice a Work of Art”: David Foster Wallace is Hal and the Art of Traditional Chinese Calligraphy Learning Center 202 Incandenza Celine Brake Ohio’s Medicaid Expansion: Unconventional Kayla Stalnaker Politics Battelle Hall 144 Tyler Vermillion Learning Center 02 Identifying Need in the Inner City: Residents’ Nontraditional Styles of Teaching and Experiences and Perceptions on Living on the Learning Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio (Honors Rachel Fountain, Brooke Billings Project) Christophe Valcourt 2:30 p.m. Oral Presentations Learning Center 05 Monopoly, the American Game Battelle Hall 212 Zachary Gerhardt From Immigrants to Emigrants: The Argentine Brain Drain of the 21st Century (Honors Learning Center 06 Project) Battelle Hall 123 Steven Spielberg Auteur Analysis Mitchell Stith Rise and Shine: The Voyage of Noah’s Ark Zachary Hoover through the World of Children’s Literature Battelle Hall 254 Matthew Hazzard Learning Center 07 Preserving Culture, Developing Communities: The Process of Performing Agnes of God The Role of Museums in Developing Countries Battelle Hall 144 Briana Black, Rachel Flenner, Kim Mollett Emily Gerken Exploring Engagement, Participation, and Leadership Within a Multicultural Context: A Learning Center 202 Battelle Hall 289 Unique Non-profit Service Model The Politics of Sustainable Structures Muslim and Chinese Medical Histories Elizabeth Thomas, Vicky L. Vinzant, Josselyn Jared Berry Sara Almalkli, LingYu Tsai N. West

Blackmore Library 110 Battelle Hall 212 Myth as Will to Power (Honors Project) French Poetry: Its Origins and Influence Stephen Aldrich Eric Smith, Joseph Riley 3:00 p.m. Oral Presentations

Blackmore Library 115 Battelle Hall 254 ABA Therapy and Social Deficiency in Six States, Two Continents: Where Math Has Individuals with Autism Taken Me and What I Have Learned Along the Battelle Hall 123 Andrew Ruggles Way “Entartete Musik”: A Generation Oppressed Sarah Bogen Zakk Jones Blackmore Library 119 A Strategic Marketing Plan for the Phi Kappa Battelle Hall 289 Battelle Hall 144 Psi Foundation (Honors Project) An Abbreviated History of Organ Transplants Why It Matters Charles Kimerline Andrew Bair, Bradley Beck, Alex Clark Alexa Majoy, Craig Smith

Blackmore Library 206 Battelle Hall 212 Breeding Backwards: A Creative Writing Les Femmes de le Litterature Francais Capstone (Honors Project) Meghan Tubbs, Moni Neri Maxwell Quay

6 Battelle Hall 254 Battelle Hall 144 Learning Center 202 United States Immigration Policy: A Holistic Evidence of Impaired Fat Utilization In Young Is the US War on Terror Working? Approach to Immigration Law and Reform Overweight Adults Aaron Mabe Abbie Carver Bridget Miller, Allison Foster

Battelle Hall 289 Battelle Hall 212 The Wacky World of Medicine Psychological Analysis of Seventeenth 4:00 p.m. Oral Presentations Allison Foster, Audrey Chrisman, Chelsea Century French Literature Schneider Jennifer Davis, Julie M. Keller

Blackmore Library 110 Battelle Hall 254 Battelle Hall 212 Student and Teacher Perceptions in a Title I Wrong Life Lived Rightly: Political Regression French Literature as a Reflection of Human Classroom (Honors Project) in Class Consciousness in the Post-Soviet Sentiment Megan Klein Period Margaret Graham Corey Ansel Blackmore Library 115 Battelle Hall 254 The Value of Study Abroad in Higher A Study on the History of Consciousness Battelle Hall 289 Andrew Ruggles Vitamin D and Oral Health Education Dhaval Patel Eric Smith Blackmore Library 119 Healthcare Communication at a Major Blackmore Library 110 Battelle Hall 289 Children’s Hospital (Honors Project) The Influence of Drinking Outcomes on In the Footsteps of Darwin: Journeys in the Megan Valone College Students’ Future Drinking Habits Galapagos Islands (Honors Project) Breanna Hayes, Sanaya El-Naggar Blackmore Library 206 Lukas Bowers David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest and Post- Blackmore Library 110 Heart Failure and Aneurysms: A Comparison Postmodernism Blackmore Library 115 Andrew Hypes The Will to Read: A New Critical Analysis of (Honors Project) Dante’s Ugolino Emily Hatfield Learning Center 02 Johnathan Smilges Between Democracy and Despotism: Blackmore Library 119 Domestic Violence in Spain: Causes and An Analytical Study of the Internet and Blackmore Library 119 Opposition Politics in the Russian Federation Turning Youthful Tides: Migration and Solutions (Honors Project) William Magginis Unemployment Obstacles of Spanish Youth in Ashley Taylor the 21st-Century (Honors Project) Learning Center 05 Sara Ireland Blackmore Library 206 Miley Cyrus: Third Wave Feminist? ReCap, Capital University’s Literary Magazine Maxwell Quay Caleb Ray Blackmore Library 206 Janie’s Independence in Their Eyes Were Learning Center 06 Watching God Learning Center 05 Who Can Resist a Good Scandal? Pauline Darr An Examination of Non-Profit Social Media Jazmyn Sunderland Strategy Shannon Ball Learning Center 02 Learning Center 07 Racial Bias and Campus Life A Fried Controversy Amanda Parsley Learning Center 06 Stephen Benedict Powerful Practices: How Economic and Social Forces Shape Practices within American Print Learning Center 05 Learning Center 202 “What Kind of Bird Are You?”: An Auteur and Web Journalism Knowledge of the LGBTQ Community and Analysis of Wes Anderson Xinyi (Yvonnne) Yan Opinion of Same-Sex Marriage Josh Vanderzyden Carolyn Newberry, Brittany Hodge Learning Center 07 MARK Learning Center 06 “A Walking Uterus”: Problematic Portrayals of Carmella App Female Characters in Doctor Who 3:30 p.m. Oral Presentations Abigail Worden Learning Center 202 The Rhetoric of the Founders: Complexities in Contemporary Discourse Learning Center 07 The Creative Arts’ Effectiveness in Treating Grant Sharratt Battelle Hall 123 Childhood Trauma What Employers Want: Survey Results Reveal Courtney Henze Their Not-So-Secret Desires Kalkidan Tefera

7 Muslim and Chinese Medical Histories AbSTRACTS Sara Almalkli, LingYu Tsai Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 289 // 2:00 PM

Abstracts are listed in alphabetical order by the senior author’s name. Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences Poster presentations take place in the Field House of The Capital Center Medicine is important in every culture and in every period of human from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oral presentations are from 2:00-4:30 p.m. in history. Throughout history, many treatments have been developed by Battelle Hall, Blackmore Library, and Ruff Learning Center. individual cultures (based on resources available and religious/cultural needs), and while they may sound very strange to others, they actually Integrating Real-time Abstractions into a General Game Playing work! China has extremely good records of their medical treatments Environment dating back thousands of years. Muslim records are also extremely well kept, and date to the 8th century ACE. Although China and the Arab August Airsman countries existed for much of history far apart geographically, they Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM have developed some treatments in common (such as taking blood Mentor: Joseph Kendall-Morwick, Mathematics, Computer Science & out from the body and heating specific spots of the human body) with Physics little variation. Other treatments are clearly unique to each culture. We researched these two medical cultures using a variety of texts and Many frameworks and platforms exist to facilitate artificial intelligence online sources (many written in Chinese or Arabic), and found examples research in game playing. In particular, genres such as real-time of both similarities and differences over time. Understanding the strategy (RTS) games are popular, but many game engines that might history of medical development in these two cultures helps us to also be suitable for some of these applications are proprietary. This makes understand better the development of Western medicine. ongoing research difficult, though such research is beneficial for many non-entertainment based areas. We are adding support for RTS games to an artificial intelligence gaming environment, Agent Proving Ground Wrong Life Lived Rightly: Political Regression in Class Consciousness in (APG), in which agent data relating to strategic and tactical reasoning the Post-Soviet Period can be collected. APG is an effort to produce a tool for facilitating Corey Ansel interaction between human and artificial game-playing agents for research and testing. APG can be particularly useful when observing Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 254 // 3:30 PM agents for research into case-base reasoning. Specifically, we endeavour Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science to afford agents the ability to extract behavioral knowledge from While contemporary liberalism asserts that history rests on an individual game states to dynamically determine agent strategies. We understanding of the linear progressivism of the socio-economic are evaluating APG by implementing another RTS platform, microRTS. field, the use of a materially based lens in observing these political With it we are able to show that we can support abstractions of RTS phenomenons suggests this comprehension is distorted. There lies games in a general gaming environment, and in the future we may a fundamental misconception in the notion that the development of support games such as WARGUS and StarCraft, both very popular productive forces leads to broader emancipatory ideals. The purpose games used in academic research. of this research project was to observe whether the system of modern capitalism, purported by ideologues and rhetoricians as the “best Myth as Will to Power of all possible worlds,” could indeed match its own rhetoric. It is suggested under the liberal narrative that political periods are forward Stephen Aldrich moving, structurally building upon one another as a home rests upon Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 110 // 2:00 PM (Honors Project) its foundations. However, it must be argued that an observation of the Mentor: Monica Mueller, Religion & Philosophy last three major political epochs, marked specifically by the onsets of the years 1917, 1968 and 2001, instead suggest that the crest of the I argue that a central purpose of myth is to assert and concretize emancipatory wave reached its high water mark many decades ago and the values of the mythmaker in order to create moral norms within a continues to roll back. Through the observation of social and political society. If it is the case that myths have this function, then how we catalysts, movements and organizations in these distinct periods, view mythology is altered; myth becomes a tool to exercise power. this project seeks to contribute to a dialogue on how this flawed To make this argument I analyze the uses of myth as determined by understanding came to pass. Joseph Campbell in order to develop a foundation for the ways in which we understand myth. I offer a critique of this analysis as too narrow by incorporating insights from Friedrich Nietzsche. It is Nietzsche’s MARK philosophy that questions morality and the use of narrative to exercise Carmella App power over others. By examining several texts, primarily from Greco- Roman and Judeo-Christian traditions, typically considered (by Judeo- Oral Presentation: Learning Center 07 // 4:00 PM Christian audiences) to be historical stories rather mythic, I illustrate Mentor: Betsy Pike, Communication & Art the function of narrative as an exercise of power. If it is the case that This short film is about grief. A young man, John, bumps into an old myth can function in this way, then we can question our mythologically friend, Mark, from college while waiting for the bus. The two begin informed values and understand their subjectivity, we can see how reminiscing about the last time they saw each other. While reminiscing, others are using myth to assert their own values, and we can raise new Mark tells John a car hit him that night; however, John remembers questions relating to authorial intent in mythological studies. the story differently. John comes to realize the painful truth about his friend. My team and I chose this topic because we wanted the pain of

8 losing a best friend to resonate with the audience. “MARK” was filmed, An Abbreviated History of Organ Transplants written, and edited in 48 hours for Capital’s first annual 48 Hour Film Andrew Bair, Bradley Beck, Alex Clark Royale. Through creating the film, I learned that teamwork is key and a quality product can be achieved in a very short period of time with focus Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 289 // 2:30 PM and determination. This short film has contributed to the discipline of Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences media by exploring friendships and the pain of losing a loved one. Successful organ transplantation is a relatively recent development in the field of medical science. Every year, new technology and Analysis of Freshmen Pre-Medical Students’ Knowledge of Health Careers procedures increase the efficiency and ease of transplant for any organ, from small patches of skin all the way to living hearts. This project Scott Armstrong attempted to condense the history of organ transplants and clarify the Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM integral developments that have led to current techniques. Through the Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences exploration of previous studies and scientific literature, we determined that organ transplant procedures have a relatively long and gory history, Many students come to college to earn a “pre-med” degree, but do with the first documented skin transplant occurring in India in the not complete the program. A number of factors contribute to this, Second Century BC. Most major advancements, however, have come including low-test grades and lack of desire. Many students choose within the past fifty years. Modern-day immune suppressant drugs “pre-med” without an understanding of other health related careers. have allowed this field to become practical and efficacious for almost Over the past 12 years, 406 freshmen who self-identified as “pre-med” all patients, and organ-saving techniques have given millions of ailing at the start of the fall semester were surveyed. The survey consisted of people a new lease on life. four questions about 13 different health career fields, and evaluated the students’ general understanding of the field, the degree required, and the number of years required to obtain said degree. On average, An Examination of Non-Profit Social Media Strategy most students had an understanding of allopathic medicine, dentistry, Shannon Ball and physical therapy. Other careers, such as osteopathic medicine, optometry, audiology, public health, and podiatry, were not understood Oral Presentation: Learning Center 05 // 4:00 PM as well. Understandings about these careers have been on a downward Mentors: Lois Foreman-Wernet, Bill Kennedy, Communication & Art trend. Although most health professions organizations have created Previous research has indicated public relations efforts in non-profit tremendous career resources for students, it appears that many students organizations do not use social media outlets to their fullest potential. are not benefiting from the resources at an early enough stage in their This means these organizations are missing the opportunity to garner as career selection process. much engagement and support from their publics as possible (Lovejoy & Saxton, 2012). Therefore, this study examined the social media Art and Poverty content of charity: water, a non-profit known for successful social media engagement. Using Aristotle’s theory of rhetoric, Goffman’s Jordan Ayers (1959) Presentation of Self theory and Lovejoy and Saxton’s (2012) Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM social media content function model, a content analysis was conducted Mentor: Michaele Barsnack, Communication & Art to evaluate charity: water’s Twitter and Facebook tweets/posts for a specified time period. Each tweet/post was assessed based on values Children who are exposed to poverty are placed at risk and can and social media functions expressed, and the responses those tweets/ experience behavioral and developmental problems that are caused posts elicited from followers. The results of this study provide insight by poverty (Parker et al., 1988). This was observed in 2013-14 when into how public relations practitioners in the non-profit sector can create community art was completed with youth from Kenya and Ohio – both effective social media strategies using communication theory. populations living at the economic line of poverty for their respective countries. The purpose of the project was to bring cultural awareness to these populations through the arts. Art was completed in Vutakaka, What is Privacy? a primary school located in Taukungu, Kenya. The other community Thomas Ballas, Jennifer Davis, Brooke Sims, Natalie McCullough art project was done with a Saturday morning youth program at First Lutheran English Church, located in Columbus, Ohio. Working with the Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM children brought to light a difference between the two cultures and how Mentors: Andrea M. Karkowski, Jody S. Fournier, Psychology the children responded differently to poverty and to making art. A review In this crazy, mixed up world, we leave traces of ourselves everywhere of literature on the topics of culture, poverty and child development we go, in person and online. Often people do not realize how much was used to cognize the experience. This project demonstrated how art they are disclosing and how that affects their privacy. The purpose can be used in work done with impoverished youth and with different of this study is to understand what individuals disclose and why they cultural backgrounds. disclose information online and in face-to-face interactions as well as to determine whether there are generational differences in disclosure. We conducted semi-structured interviews with faculty, staff, and students at Capital University to determine their perceptions of privacy. We expect to find, based on previous research, that there is a difference between online and face-to-face disclosure as a function of age and sex. This research has the potential to make people aware of the risks of self- disclosure as well as inform institutional privacy policies.

9 Mindfulness and Mandalas: Alternative Therapeutic Techniques for AOD The Politics of Sustainable Structures Adolescents Jared Berry Paige Beckwith Oral Presentation: Learning Center 202 // 2:30 PM Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science Mentor: Michaele Barsnack, Communication & Art The current push toward sustainable building practices and renovation Mindfulness-based practices and mandalas are recognized for their along sustainable lines has come to a point of fad-like fervor in the healing properties. Recent academic literature supports the use of realm of architecture and environmental politics. There is evidence these alternative therapeutic techniques with the Alcohol and Other available to demonstrate the economic and environmental advantages Drug (AOD) adolescent population in preventing relapse and maintaining of adopting such practices, whether by renovation or construction. sobriety. The purpose of this project was to implement the techniques This research seeks to explore the political constraints that motivate gleaned from research on the use of mindfulness-based exercises sustainability initiatives. To begin, the economic and environmental and mandala art directives through an existing drug rehabilitation/ benefits will be presented with accompanying data. To best explore recreational program for AOD adolescents at Maryhaven Treatment the constraints established in the theory section, the latter portion of Program, Columbus, Ohio. Participants engaged in three different the research will involve case studies, illustrating the juxtaposition of mindfulness-based exercises and completed a mandala art directive political constraints and economic and environmental benefits through following each exercise. Participants selected for this study were real-world applications. These case studies will examine both sides of under the supervision of Maryhaven’s primary licensed clinicians, case the theoretical spectrum, analyzing a conservative and Nietzschean managers, and recreational therapist, as well as the approval of a board stance on sustainability. This research is valuable for understanding the certified art therapist. The implementation of these techniques with subtle complexities of what appear to be profitable, rational decisions for the AOD adolescent population proved successful, as corroborated in forward-thinking individuals. academic literature, and should be considered in recovery treatment plans at additional facilities. The Process of Performing “Agnes of God” Briana Black, Rachel Flenner, Kim Mollett Intramedullary Fixation of the Tibial Shaft Oral Presentation: Learning Center 07 // 2:30 PM Timothy Beech Mentor: Daniel Heaton, Communication & Art Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM This presentation is about the process we went through to create and Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences perform our Senior Theatre Studies Capstone Project, Agnes of God by Tibia is the most fractured long bone in the body. Teenagers are the John Pielmeier. The purpose of our project was to improve as actors and largest population that this injury occurs in. The tibia and the fibula enrich our undergraduate experience. The methodological approach to make up the lower leg of the body, which supports a majority of our project was performance based, and we wrote character analyses the weight of the body. Injury to the tibia can create biomechanical in relation to each of our characters. Through an intense rehearsal problems for the patient. The need to understand the type of fracture process, actor’s journal, and post-performance reflections, we learned of the tibial shaft is significant for describing the type of surgical how to embody challenging dramatic roles in performance. As female procedure. Treatment of tibial fractures typically requires surgery. performers, we felt it was important to produce a show with three strong Several surgical methods are used to correct a fracture of the tibial female characters, which we had been unable to undertake in the past. shaft. Intramedullary fixation is the gold standard procedure as it is associated with decreased technological difficulty, lower infection rates and less damage to soft tissues. The rehabilitation protocol following Art Therapy Techniques and their Benefits to Individuals with Autism surgery should emphasize pain free, safe and progressive exercises to Brittany Bochard, Kathryn Carter promote proper healing and return to previous activity. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Martha Michael, Education A Fried Controversy This research explores the use of art therapy techniques as interventions Stephen Benedict for individuals with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Art therapy, Oral Presentation: Learning Center 07 // 3:00 PM as explained by the American Art Therapy Association, is “a mental health profession facilitated by the art therapists, use of art media, the Mentor: Sharon Croft, Communication & Art creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, In July 2012, Dan Cathy, Chief Operating Officer of Chick-fil-A, incited manage behavior, and develop social skills” (2014). Common symptoms a media storm when he publicly announced his opposition to same-sex of ASD include lack of communication skills, interference with social marriage. For this research project, the work of Coombs (2007) and interactions, and circular patterns of interest, behavior, and activities Burnett (1998) on crisis communication was used to better understand (Epp, 2008). Certain art therapy techniques have been shown to how Chick-fil-A positioned itself throughout this public relations enhance self-expression, emotional regulation, and empathy skills crisis. It was noted that Chick-fil-A’s leadership chose not to yield to (Thorogood, 2009). While art therapy demonstrates enhancement of external pressures and, in doing so, it is argued that Chick-fil-A did not these skills, the general public, including families of persons with ASD, respond in a manner as predicted by scholars within the field of crisis may not be aware of these benefits. Through use of a thorough review of communication. This research is important to the study of organizational the literature, including historical and more current research, we identify communication because crises happen. Moreover, they come in all and compare the most effective techniques from the field of art therapy shapes and sizes. The way we learn to handle a crisis is to see how to use in treatment with individuals diagnosed with ASD. another organization handled it. 10 Improved Contig Filtration for De Novo Genome Assembly at Clear Creek Metro Park in southeast Ohio. Traps were set on six Sarah Bogen, Ka Wah Wong, Meng Wu, Carsen Stringer different occasions during September 2013 – October 2013 in the two secondary growth deciduous forest habitats. One habitat contained Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM deciduous trees (‘deciduous habitat’) while the other contained both Mentors: Nancy Swails, Biological & Environmental Sciences; Jonathan deciduous and coniferous tree species (‘conifer habitat’). Results showed Stadler, Mathematics, Computer Science, & Physics; Hau Man Yeung, that the relative abundance was greater in the conifer habitat compared Binghang Liu to the deciduous habitat, which may be explained by different food Knowledge of an organism’s full genetic code is often necessary sources available to the populations, but more investigation is required. for the study of evolution, anthropology, and disease. Current DNA The comparison of sex ratios showed the same proportion of males to sequencing technology, however, cannot accurately read sequences females present in both habitats. In addition, recapture rates, average longer than 100 bases. De novo genome assembly uses short DNA weights, average lengths, and age (based on the proportion of juveniles reads to determine complete genomes. Initial reads are overlapped to with gray pelage) were similar between habitats. This study investigated create contigs, contigs are arranged into scaffolds, and resulting gaps population characteristics of these very adaptive rodents within habitats are computationally filled. The repetitive nature of DNA often leads to at a novel site in Ohio. the erroneous union of distinct genome regions during the scaffolding step. Scaffolding algorithms address this by removing repeat-containing The Influence of Drinking Outcomes on College Students’ Future Drinking contigs before assembly. Tests of current methods showed removal of Habits non-repeats from real data sets as well as failure to filter some repeats. This project proposes a new method for contig filtration. Four new repeat Lukas Bowers detection indices were developed through study of sample data. Outliers Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 110 // 3:30 PM (Honors Project) from principle component analysis of these indices were identified as Mentor: Kathryn Bell, Psychology repeats. This method performed more precisely than current methods when applied to a prokaryotic data set. Significant improvements to Consequences due to heavy alcohol use, and regret experienced in scaffold quality, however, were not observed when the newly filtered reaction to these consequences, may influence future decisions to data was tested within the framework of current scaffolders. Further consume alcohol. Yet, little is known about the relationships between testing of more complex, repeat-rich genomes is required to understand alcohol-related consequences, regret experienced in reaction to these how this improved method impacts assembly quality. consequences, and future alcohol consumption. The purpose of the current study was to examine the extent to which alcohol-related consequences predicted future alcohol consumption and determine the Six States, Two Continents: Where Math Has Taken Me and What I Have degree to which regret associated with alcohol-related consequences Learned Along the Way contributed to the prediction of future alcohol consumption. The current Sarah Bogen study was conducted across three timepoints, each separated by two weeks. Participants were recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 254 // 2:30 PM Turk (MTurk), an online crowdsourcing platform that is increasingly Mentor: Jonathan Stadler, Mathematics, Computer Science, & Physics being utilized for participant recruitment in psychological research. During my time at Capital, my study of mathematics has taken me At each timepoint, participants’ current drinking habits and recently to the East and West coasts of the United States, both sides of the experienced alcohol-related consequences were assessed. For each Pacific Ocean, and the top of one of the highest peaks in the Smokey endorsed alcohol-related consequence, regret experienced in response Mountains. I have worked with experienced researchers in academia and to the consequence was assessed. Findings are presented on alcohol- industry, attended multiple national and international conferences, and related consequences and regret at Time 1 predicting alcohol use at made friends from all over the globe. I am often asked how I became Time 3. Results could lead to a better understanding of how alcohol- involved in these programs and activities. In this presentation, I address related consequences and emotional reactions to them influence college this question through a case study of my experiences. First, I describe students’ future decisions to consume alcohol, which could inform how my major became my window to the world and how I have grown alcohol-related interventions with college students. academically, professionally, and personally as a result. Then, I share strategies that have worked for me as well as insights I wish I had Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair of the Thumb gained earlier with students of all majors interested in pursuing similar opportunities. Brandon Brake Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Population Dynamics of Peromyscus Leucopus at Clear Creek Metro Park Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences Ashleigh Bope When abductive force causes the thumb to go beyond the normal range of motion, damage to the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) can result Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM in a sprain or tear that will need to be surgically repaired. Several (Honors Project) treatment protocols are being utilized to decrease pain as a result of Mentor: Christine Anderson, Biological & Environmental Sciences the Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) sprain. Information analyzed from Peromyscus leucopus, the white-footed mouse, is one of the best- eight websites was reviewed to obtain facts about why properly healing studied rodents in North America. The purpose of this study was to the ligament is needed. This review also investigated proper treatment examine differences in population characteristics of mice at a new phases to assist with healing and rehabilitation of the thumb. Proper field site based on variation in habitat. In the current study, a 4x4 exercises to be administered to the patient based on the time period and grid of 16 Sherman live-traps was set in each of two different habitats how the individuals’ injury presents is explained. Often this injury is due

11 to falling onto an outstretched arm that tears the UCL. The implications reviewing the current laws, important cases and past research on child that come from this are that UCL repair is common and needs to be abuse and effects of fetal alcohol exposure, I argue that the laws need attended to properly in order to prevent further injury. to be changed to give children more rights for legal action against their parents. This study found that children lack the legal right to file suit against their parents. The ethical and practical issues of children Clear for the Moment: Meditative Practice and the Art of Traditional not having rights should be taken into consideration when discussing Chinese Calligraphy changes to public policies via legislation. This research provides greater Celine Brake understanding of the need for children to have greater criminal and civil Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 123 // 2:00 PM protection. Mentors: David Belcastro, Monica Mueller, Religion & Philosophy This research project investigates the philosophical question and But You’re Living a Lie: Themes of the Subgenre of Constructed Reality practical analysis of Tai Chi meditation and its psychological and Alex Caperton physical effect on the practice of traditional Chinese calligraphy. The Oral Presentation: Learning Center 06 // 2:00 PM focus compares popular ideas associated with Western and Eastern views on time and space and the way a society from each perspective Mentor: Sharon Croft, Communication & Art actively employs each of these views. There is emphasis on certain In my essay, I used a genre perspective to analyze films within the philosophers of each view, including: how Descartes shaped the views of subgenre of constructed reality. Specifically, I examined the characters, the Western ideal and the influence of Lao Tzu on the Eastern ideal. The plot, themes, and cinematic markers in The Matrix trilogy, Moon, The results of critically analyzing these two perspectives, ultimately using the Truman Show, Dark City, Inception, The Island, Source Code, and Eastern ideal, are used as a method in which the author performed Tai Oblivion. Influenced by the work of McDowall (2007) and Bywater Chi prior to creating calligraphic Chinese characters. The results support and Sobchack (1989), I argue that the films in this genre share many adopting an Eastern approach to views of time and space created a common themes (dystopian futurism and man vs. machine) and many psychological and physical nirvana in which flows the life force of “qi”, common plot points, such as the protagonist’s realization that the world extending through to an effortless production of Chinese calligraphy. is false and his/her struggle to get to the real. Additionally, I argue These findings aim to contribute to a changed idea of how to go about that The Matrix trilogy was an important milestone in the subgenre of one’s daily activities as well as improving activities that were once at a constructed reality because of its widely interpreted symbolism of the level difficult to surpass. hopes and fears of its day, namely the quickly rising use of computer technology. I believe this is important to film studies because it is the first genre analysis of films of the constructed reality subgenre. Life Satisfaction, Body Image, and Health Habits Casey Brophy, Randi Ball United States Immigration Policy: A Holistic Approach to Immigration Law Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM and Reform Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Abbie Carver Every culture creates an image of what an ideal male or female body Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 254 // 3:00 PM should be. These standards for how one is supposed to look can cause an abundance of psychological and physical issues, which affects life Mentor: Brian Wallace, Political Science satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship This study looks at the vast and complex laws regarding current between life satisfaction, several health behaviors, and body image in immigration policies in the United States and the practical implications college students. College students completed a survey which measured of such laws both domestically and internationally. Further, current life satisfaction, smoking, physical exercise, alcohol consumption, fruit proposed law reform suggestions are both presented and analyzed. intake, fat consumption, and body image. Previous research indicated This paper is presented in an attempt to make sense of the extremely that life satisfaction was positively associated with not smoking, complicated and multi-faceted realm of immigration in the United physical exercise, eating fruit, and limiting fat intake, but was not States, with a focus on effects on the human lives involved. In an effort related to alcohol consumption. We expected to find that life satisfaction to present a complete representation of immigration practices, a wide has a direct relationship with favorable health habits and an inverse range of sources were utilized, including policy analyses and immigrant relationship with Body Image Disturbance (BID). These results will help testimonies. Conclusions are shared emphasizing the need for reform, health professionals, psychologists, and college students better manage and multiple suggestions are made while considering the practical eating disorders and BID among college students. impacts such actions would make on both immigrant communities currently in the U.S. and communities abroad.

The Legal Rights of the Disenfranchised Fetus Caitlin Brown Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science Studies show that one in 30 pregnant women report “risk drinking” and one in five pregnant women use one or more illegal substances. This research focused on the ethical issues of the laws surrounding children and their rights to take legal action against their parents after indisputable evidence is shown of fetal drug and alcohol abuse. After 12 Assessment of Undergraduate Research Experiences Population Dynamics of Reptiles at Primmer Outdoor Learning Center in Olivia Castro, Abbey Zacharias, Shannon Ball Hocking Hills Region of Ohio Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Austin Clarridge Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Previous research has shown that students generally benefit from Mentor: Christine Anderson, Biological & Environmental Sciences engaging in undergraduate research experiences. Some of these This study was focused on collecting baseline data to better understand benefits include professional and personal gains, increased knowledge, species presence, abundance, and habitat preferences of reptile gains in communication and collaboration, and development of a populations at the Primmer Outdoor Learning Center. From May clearer career path (Cetkovic-Cvrlje et al., 2013). This study examined 2013-October 2013, investigators performed rock flipping and visual students’ perceived gains from undergraduate research. The researchers surveys in different habitat types on the site, and placed recycled metal interviewed students who submitted an abstract to Capital University’s around the property to attract reptiles. Snakes were marked with a paint undergraduate research symposium. We expect to find that students marker, measured, and the location of capture was recorded before attain the same gains identified in past research. We also expect to releasing the individual. Individuals that were seen but not captured highlight areas where students continue to struggle. This assessment were recorded and an estimation of length was made. Preliminary results will help to improve the undergraduate research experiences at Capital showed four different species of snakes present on the site: Midland University. Brown Snake, Eastern and Butler’s Garters, and Black Rat Snakes. The habitats where snakes were captured were brushy, deciduous forest areas, and low grassy fields. Future work includes adding additional Library Database Usability metal siding locations, further surveys, and quantification of habitat Austin Caudill, Zachary Heyne, Catherine Hawkins characteristics. This study will go through May of 2014. In addition Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM to being the first in-depth study on reptiles at the Primmer Outdoor Learning Center, these data will also allow for quantitative conclusions to Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology be drawn as to the long term effect of the prairie restoration project on Previous research has shown that while library databases help college reptiles that will occur Spring 2014 – Fall 2015. students, they are not always as effective as faculty would hope. To solve this problem, we collected data on the usability of Capital University’s A-Z library database. Each participant was given citations and asked The Efficiency of Acid Mine Reclamation Strategies In North Central to find their corresponding articles by using Capital University’s library Pennsylvania database. We recorded the students’ actions and ability to access Jess Cogan journal articles when given their citations. Students then reported their Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM experiences with the website’s accessibility and ease, which showed how well the library’s database was working for the participants. Results Mentors: William Clark, Chemistry; Terry Lahm, Biological & revealed the approach students use to locate journal articles and Environmental Sciences highlighted changes that could be made to make this search easier. The Clean water is a valuable resource that is crucial to the existence of life findings of this study help improve the current library databases and how on earth. Over the years, water sources have been polluted by various they are taught to students. elements, but a common occurrence is water pollution by acid mine drainage. This project tested the efficiency of the reclamation strategies in place on a heavily polluted watershed by acid mine drainage in North Test-retest Reliability and Pilot Assessment of a Youth Mentoring Program: Central Pennsylvania. The data was gathered through ten water samples Future Possibilities, Inc. taken along the watershed, ranging from the source of the pollution to Emma D. Chadd, Kelli D. Brownfield, Quenshia N. Graves, Becca M. Catoe, the mouth of the drainage. The samples were analyzed for two major Julie M. Keller metals that are prevalent in acid mine drainage: iron and manganese. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM The amount of metal present in the samples was determined using the Flame atomic absorption instrument. A set of standards for each metal Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology ranging from 0.25ppm to 50ppm was used to compare the unknown Youth mentoring programs emphasize the formation of caring and samples. It was expected that the source sample would have the highest meaningful relationships with non-parental adults to promote positive concentrations for both metals, and the concentrations would decrease developmental trajectories. Mentoring programs are used as an significantly downstream from this point. The findings will show how intervention strategy. They have the capacity to serve both promotion well the treatment strategies are working, and whether changes to the and prevention aims. Future Possibilities, Inc. (FPI) is a non-profit procedure are necessary to improve efficiency. organization whose goals include helping students become future- oriented so that the students can be effective in school and in their communities. FPI uses Kid Coaches to guide middle school children Gender Differences in Autism through a process of setting and achieving a goal that the children Mary Cooley, Dana Sanders have identified. The purpose of this project was to establish test-retest Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM reliability and conduct a pilot assessment of FPI’s mentoring program. Results indicate the reliability of the assessments and how well the Mentor: Martha Michael, Education mentoring program is meeting its goals. These results provide important The prevalence rates in the diagnosis of autism are predominantly male; information that will allow FPI to improve their program and thus provide approximately one female to every male across the autism spectrum. better mentorship to middle school students. This high rate of incidence among males could be because of genetic

13 differences between genders, or due to the criteria used to diagnose my claim supports Janie’s independence, this paper holds an important autism, which is largely based on the characteristics of male behavior. place in the discipline as a new way to read Hurston’s novel, strongly Comparatively, females are often not diagnosed, or diagnosed at a preferring feminine independence. later age than their male counterparts. This comparative literature review finds behavioral and biological differences in females, which include: manifestations of social and emotional developmental markers, The Relationship of BMI and Physical Fitness to Glucose Response Profiles dissimilarities in behavioral traits, clinical expression presentation, Within the Context of a Modified Glucose Tolerance Test in Healthy, and the assumption females diagnosed with autism share the same Asymptomatic, Young People neurobiology as males with autism. Previous research suggests females Ciarra Davis with autism have, on average, lower intelligence and increased delays in Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM language. Girls have also been shown to have increased adverse effects such as anxious/depressed symptoms and sleep problems. Awareness Mentor: Catherine Boulant, Biological & Environmental Sciences of the signs and symptoms of autism are important in early diagnosis as As obesity rates and the number of people living a sedentary lifestyle intervention is imperative to the future success of the individual. This climb, so does the number of people afflicted by disease. One disease research purports to heighten education, knowledge, and awareness that has reached epidemic status is type 2 diabetes mellitus. The to further aid in proper identification and diagnosis of females in the two primary non-genetic risk factors for this disease are obesity and puzzle which is autism (Kirkovski, Enticott, & Fitzgerald, 2013). sedentariness. For this study, n=23 subjects [age (yrs): 20.2 ± 1.4; height (cm): 169.2 ± 6.3; weight (kg): 76.3 ± 13.1; BMI (kg/m2 : 26.9 ± 7.4] completed a modified glucose tolerance test (mGTT). The mGTT Matthew’s Story: A Child Case Study Project was modified in two ways: 1) blood glucose was determined at baseline Megan Creasap and 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes post glucose challenge by capillary Oral Presentation: Learning Center 02 // 2:00 PM blood samples rather than venous blood samples and 2) 75 mL high fructose corn syrup (Karo, ACH Food Companies, Memphis, TN) was Mentor: Sally Creasap, Education substituted for 75g dextrose, the conventional challenge in a clinical Early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities GTT. Results were grouped by BMI category: 18.5-24.9= healthy weight, are made available through a federal education law known as the 25-29.9= overweight, and ≥ 30.0 = obese. BMI categories are defined Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Early intervention provides by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Glucose levels at 30 min special services and programs for children from birth to age 3 who post glucose challenge increased with increasing BMI; fitness scores have developmental delays. Through a case study project of a child decreased with increasing BMI. Glucose response profiles within the with hearing, visual and occupational impairments, the researcher context of a mGTT are impacted by BMI and physical fitness. attempted to achieve a richer understanding of child development domains including physical, cognitive, language, social, emotional, and creative. Qualitative research methods, including observation, Psychological Analysis of Seventeenth Century French Literature field notes, interviews, and document analysis, were used to collect Jennifer Davis, Julie M. Keller data. Despite multiple developmental obstacles, the case study child Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 212 // 3:30 PM exhibited typically developing social skills and above average emotional attributes. Findings from this research provide additional insight into the Mentor: Marie-Madeleine Stey, World Languages & Cultures individualization of educating children with exceptional needs. French literature is often portrayed as being filled to the brim with romance, misfortunes, and absurd comical behavior. In fact, French literature has impacted cultures around the globe due to its erotic Janie’s Independence in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” display of behavior and love by the key characters. La Princesse de Pauline Darr Clèves by Madame de La Fayette and Phèdre by Jean Racine are two Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 206 // 3:30 PM of the most celebrated seventeenth century writings that emphasize the characterization of motives, circumstances, and internal thoughts Mentor: Reg Dyck, English leading to external behaviors. We implement a psychological analysis of This project explored the independence and identity of Janie Mae these two stories by examining the behavior, emotions, and mindset of Crawford, the African American main character of Zora Neale Hurston’s the central characters. We expected to find modern day psychological Their Eyes Were Watching God. The reader’s understanding of Janie’s disorders within the pages of these classic pieces of literature. This identity has profound effects on issues of femininity and independence. study exemplifies and highlights the importance of recognizing I argue that Janie remains independent throughout the novel. By psychological disorders within the context of literature as a means to this thesis, I intended to show that she experiences a great degree fully comprehend the mindset and actions presented by the characters. of freedom in her life over her own identity and, consequently, her This presentation will be delivered in French and accompanied by visual actions and decisions. This is a research paper, informed by other aids in English. critical literary scholars whose texts I interacted with directly. Most scholars support the idea that Janie’s identity develops over time as she experiences three marriages, but I found that Janie’s identity was constant even as her circumstances changed. If, as most scholars claim, Janie’s identity is shaped by the other characters in her life, then the implication is that all women have a dependent, changeable life. Hurston herself relates Janie’s experiences to the female gender as a whole. Because my position is radically different from this view, and

14 The Genetic Modification Analysis of Popcorn (Zea mays) Around the World effects on its victims, its origins, and its potential uses. This information Jessica DeBelly, Kashmere Pearson applies to our discipline in regards to further knowledge of potential applications of and advancements in biological technology. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences DSM 5 and the Autism Umbrella Advances have been made in agricultural biotechnology, and the prevalence of genetically modified food has increased substantially Kelsey Doles in the 21st century. A variety of crops are being modified to increase Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM nutritional value and decrease damage from pests. Popcorn (Zea mays Mentor: Martha Michael, Education variant) is one of the top snack foods in the US, and one of the crops that has been targeted for genetic modification. The current experiment The prevalence rate of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has proliferated was designed to see whether or not common brands of popcorn in the since its discovery (Center for Disease Control, 2013). No researcher US have been genetically modified (no previously published studies has successfully been able to identify one specific biological or were found). Using modifications of standard procedures, published by environmental cause of the disorder; however, scientists agree there Bio-Rad Inc., DNA was extracted from regular, organic, whole kernel, are numerous social, cognitive, emotional, and developmental delays and pre-popped popcorn. The samples were crushed into a fine powder attributed to autism. Under the DSM IV, the diagnostic manual for for DNA extraction before being amplified through PCR, run on 3% psychological illnesses, an individual could be diagnosed with Asperger agarose gels (along with positive and negative GM controls). Results Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified are visualized with ultraviolet light following ethidium bromide staining. (PDD-NOS), or Autism Spectrum Disorder. Meeting DSM IV criteria was Preliminary results (n=60) show that nearly 75% of popcorn samples required to determine the severity of the condition and which diagnosis have been genetically modified. We compare genetic modification of an individual would receive. The specific diagnosis determined the popcorn companies within the United States to popcorn companies type of behavioral and educational services needed by the individual. around the world. The results of this experiment will allow consumers to In the DSM 5 (2013) Asperger Syndrome and PDD-NOS are no longer know which brands and products of popcorn are genetically modified. categories and have been subsumed beneath the umbrella of “Autism Spectrum Disorder.” These differences will impact services provided to persons with past diagnoses as well as those diagnosed in the future. History of Mental Illness Through the Ages The projected future impact of diagnostic labels will be discussed in Angela Dibling, Katie Freshour light of current literature and practice. Understanding the emotional, financial, and methodological effects of DSM 5 revisions enables Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM educators, specialists and parents to provide holistic care to the Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Throughout the years, mental illnesses have been viewed in a variety of ways. The history of how we treated people with developmental Assessing the L.E.A.D. program at Capital University disabilities is absolutely appalling; viewing them as sub-human, a punishment from God, and as dispensable bodies which could be put Katelin Eing, Lisa Franklin, Marcus MtCastle on the front lines of war being among the worst. In addition to these Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM unthinkable acts, doctors would perform surgeries such as trepanning, Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology leucotomies, or frontal lobotomies to “treat” patients considered to have a mental illness. To probe this question, we examined the Effective leadership is in demand within the professional world. Colleges Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities Training Guide, and universities are responsible for offering programs that adequately which educates people about those with mental illnesses, and online prepare students for the leadership role. The purpose of this study was resources. Viewing the history, we see that we have done a lot of horrific to determine whether student participants achieve learning outcomes things to individuals with mental illnesses, and it provokes the question outlined in the Leaders Emerging and Developing (L.E.A.D.) program at of what the future will bring. What will society twenty years from now Capital University. This formative assessment was conducted during the think of how we treat these people today? program with the students in the L.E.A.D. program. Each student took a survey that was based on the Social Change Model of leadership, which tests eight capacities of leadership, as well as open-ended questions The History of Biological Warfare for personal experiences and recommendations. It was expected that Gianni DiMichaelangelo, Haley Kelly students would accomplish most, if not all, learning outcomes and show significant gains in leadership potential. The results of this study offer Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM useful feedback that will facilitate further development for the L.E.A.D. Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences program and produce stronger leaders throughout college and beyond As long as war has existed, the use of biological weapons has played a graduation. key role in the effectiveness of battle. Dating back as far as 6th century B.C.E., biological warfare has been a tactic used continuously to the present day. The purpose of this research was to define biological warfare, explore its roots, and consider its future applications. Information was gathered from literature relating to biological warfare, organized chronologically, and presented in a way to convey the gathered information both visually and orally. Research revealed the wide variety of circumstances in which biological warfare is used, as well as the

15 Surgical and Rehabilitation Protocol for High Tibial Osteotomy Life Satisfaction and Exercise DJ Elmore Alisha Fernandez, Krista Killian Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that involves degradation of Is there a relationship between exercise and life satisfaction? Most joints in the articular cartilage and subchondrol bone. Osteoarthritis can people assume that the more people exercise the happier they are. We cause severe joint pain, stiffness, lack of range of motion and effusion. tested this assumption. Life satisfaction is an indication of how happy This literature review focuses on two surgical techniques, high tibial a person is while exercise is an activity that requires physical effort osteotomy and distraction osteogenesis. Both techniques are used to in order to improve overall health and fitness. Our purpose was to see treat osteoarthritis in the knee; high tibial osteotomy is more common whether there is a relationship between life satisfaction and exercise. We than distraction osteogenesis. The review includes an overview of asked students to complete an online survey about life satisfaction and each procedure, rehabilitation protocols, and potential set-backs. This exercise. We expected to find that people who are more physically active literature review is important in that osteoarthritis is a common disease are happier. This research is important because many elementary and that affects almost everyone at some point in time and can cause severe middle schools are cutting recess and gym class; however, if exercise setbacks for athletes. The review will be beneficial for those who work in makes people happier, then cutting these extracurricular actives may the healthcare field, especially athletic trainers, because the information decrease students’ life satisfaction. will help them return their athletes to play faster and stronger.

The Use of Technology in the Classroom and the Paradigms of Classical The Impact of State Level Legislation on the Market for Prostitution and Modern Education in the 21st Century Madison Fannon Andrew Floor Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 119 // 2:30 PM (Honors Project) Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Roxana Postolache, Economics Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science Microeconomics studies different types of markets for goods and The amount of technology implemented in the modern day classroom services and the way prices and quantities traded are determined. and education system overall is greater than ever before. Technology, Consumers and producers do not determine prices by themselves, but more specifically the Internet, has become a fundamental tool rather by interacting with each other. The theory of supply and demand in education today. This can offer many benefits such as instant can be employed to analyze any market, regardless what good or communication and easy access to information. However, the service is being traded. The present paper will focus on the market for Internet and multitasking from using the Internet can have negative prostitution. The legislation regulating sex trafficking varies dramatically consequences that may undermine the education of students within from state to state; some states focus on controlling the demand for a traditional setting (Gaudreau, Miranda, & Gareau, 2013). Through a prostitution, while other states place higher emphasis on controlling review of the relevant literature, this study examines technology use the supply. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the in the classroom within traditional education paradigms as well as in existing legislation and its impact on the prostitution market in several the new changing paradigms that may influence how technology in the states, and to analyze the efficiency of legislation in prostitution classroom is viewed in the 21st Century. In the traditional paradigm, regulation. it was shown that technology use often led to major drawbacks in the areas of grade point average, time needed to complete tasks, and cognitive and memory function. In a modern paradigm, it was shown The Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction Training in Undergraduate that technology use often leads to more immersion into study material Students as well as other positive benefits. This study can be used to help shape Kenneth Fedrick, Brittany Ford, Haleigh Fulks and formulate university policy and practice regarding technology use in Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM the classroom. Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Literature suggests that Supplemental Instruction (SI) programs were The Wacky World of Medicine initially designed to benefit graduate level and professional courses, but Allison Foster, Audrey Chrisman, Chelsea Schneider they can also benefit undergraduate students in their more challenging Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 289 // 3:00 PM introductory level courses. In this study we assessed one of Capital University’s SI programs mid-semester in order to provide formative Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences feedback to improve the quality of the program for the remainder of The road to modern medicine is riddled with great success - and epic the semester. SI participants completed a brief survey about their failure. Though some methods may be along the lines of trial and error, experience with the SI program. Results indicated student satisfaction others are, quite literally, bloody disasters. The current project takes a with the SI program as well as areas for improvement. The results from historical look into some of the great bloopers of medicine, including this research provide a deeper understanding of what adjustments need quarantine, trepanation, and lobotomy, each of which are still in practice to be made to the SI program. Feedback from students is beneficial to today. A review of these topics was conducted from scientific databases the growth of the program, the institution, current students as well as and government websites, including the Centers for Disease Control and future students. Prevention. Quarantine is the act of detaining a healthy person, such as “Typhoid Mary” Mallon, who may have been exposed to a communicable disease to protect public health. Trepanation is a historical surgical

16 method that involves the creation of a burr hole into the skull to treat Preserving Culture, Developing Communities: The Role of Museums in intracranial diseases. Lobotomy, a controversial surgical procedure, Developing Countries was often performed with an ice pick. This method required a doctor to Emily Gerken insert ice picks through the skull above the eyes and move them around like windshield wipers. As individuals preparing for future contributions Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 254 // 2:00 PM in medicine, it is important to understand past theories, techniques, and Mentor: Brian Wallace, Political Science regulations, regardless of how wacky they may seem. Museums represent an integral advancement in cultural identity and social unity, internationally. Historically, museums allow all citizens to Nontraditional Styles of Teaching and Learning experience art education and social collections in developed countries, thus encouraging economic growth. While museums in developing Rachel Fountain, Brooke Billings countries are trying to establish themselves with nonwestern practices, Oral Presentation: Learning Center 02 // 2:30 PM with no other model for museum development it is inevitable museums Mentor: Hoyun Cho, Education follow the standards instituted by UNESCO and ICOM. In this study, I compare the framework and purposes of museums in developing Two inner-city high school classrooms were observed by two student countries to international development standards. Specifically, I analyze teachers to determine how nontraditional styles of teaching and learning the relation to western museum standards, the support from outside would affect student achievement. Both classrooms’ curriculums were or national actors, the mission, and the effects on the community. I aligned with the common core. The first setting was a freshman Math I found that museums are inherently swayed by standards of developed classroom focusing on a unit about “Interpreting Graphs of Functions” countries; but, with support from the government or outside NGOs, they with fifty-one students participating. The second setting was a junior have the ability to help grow their communities through tourism and Math III classroom focusing on a unit about “Quadratic Equations” with cultural education while uniting communities through a cohesive cultural twenty-two students participating. First, the students’ grades on their history. This is an important contribution because it provides greater unit pre-tests were collected and recorded. Then the student teachers analysis of the realistic abilities of museums as a tool in developing observed the teaching style of each classroom’s teacher and the way countries. they and the students interacted with each other. In the first classroom, the teacher’s method focused on co-teaching and student self-learning. In the second classroom, the teacher’s method focused on student- Life Satisfaction and Body Dissatisfaction based learning. Last, the students’ grades on their unit post-tests were Maggie Graham, Gina Osborne, Kyrstin House collected and recorded. By the end of each unit, both groups of students had improved their grades. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Monopoly, the American Game Body dissatisfaction is an increasingly common phenomenon in society. The expected body ideal is unrealistic and this creates negative body Zachary Gerhardt images and unhealthy eating habits among large numbers of the Oral Presentation: Learning Center 05 // 2:30 PM population. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship Mentor: Daniel Heaton, Communication & Art between life satisfaction and body dissatisfaction. Along with completing a demographic questionnaire, undergraduate students provided data on I researched the historical board game, Monopoly. My research looked their perceptions of personal life satisfaction and body dissatisfaction, into the emphasis of money within the game and the content and actions using the Life Satisfaction Scale and the Body Satisfaction Scale for of Community Chest and Chance Cards. I investigated different aspects Adolescents and Adults. We expected a direct relationship between such as the “Go to jail!” space to show the American behavior and body satisfaction and life satisfaction; specifically, a negative body thinking that exists in the game. For my methodology I used a rhetorical image would yield a lower life satisfaction rating. The work completed in critique of Robert Reich’s four American narratives to examine the board this research project has the potential to aid health care professionals game. Reich’s four American narratives describe common behaviors and in accurately assessing clients’ needs and implementing appropriate thoughts that all Americans are believed to possess. The four narratives treatment plans through psychological and therapeutic methods. are: Triumphant Individual, Benevolent Community, Mob at the Gates, and Rot at the Top. What I found is that the game is built and structured on money and that the cards drawn and played during the game, such French Literature as a Reflection of Human Sentiment as “You’ve won second prize in a beauty contest, collect $10”, show Margaret Graham the American tendencies the Reich describes. My research shows that there is need for further investigation into board games as tools of Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 212 // 4:00 PM communication and examples of reality. Mentor: Marie-Madeleine Stey, World Languages & Cultures French literature can act as a looking glass into historical periods and events, diversely interpreted by its various authors. Marguerite Duras, a 20th century French author describes experiences of the Nazi occupation of France in her work, La Douleur. As a component of new age literature, Duras examines World War II’s destructive effect on personal identity. Using the primary descriptions provided by Duras, literary analysis, and a sociological imagination, the goal of this research is to gain a deeper understanding of the impact World War II had on the people of France. Though each individual is affected differently by

17 the tragedy of war, human beings share similar traits, emotions, and goodbye. This evidence-based project scrutinizes the data concerning vulnerabilities that are likely to yield a common sentimental experience. the effects of FPDR on the bereavement process. A literature review was Limited to a specific French culture, the findings of this research can conducted in CINAHL. Forty-three studies were reviewed and 16 were aid sociologists from all cultures in better understanding human emotion relevant to the PICOT question. The evidence suggests that FPDR helps and reaction, in addition to establishing a greater importance of French bereaved family members cope with the loss of a loved one by fostering literature. This presentation will be presented in the French language. appropriate grieving. There is little evidence to support that FPDR has a negative impact on family members, patients or the healthcare team. Four themes emerged from analyzing the studies: family members All Politics is Now Digitally Debatable should be given the option to be present during resuscitation, facilities Angela Grate, Deidra Benjamin, Ryan Collins, Ashley Darnell, Cassidy should develop policies and procedures for FPDR, staff education is Teminsky needed to customize care for family members, and further research is Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM needed. The research suggests that relatives turn to nurses for support in crisis which makes this issue important to the discipline of nursing. Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science This poster presents some examples of the conversational and writing Public Libraries in Nazi Germany skills students in the political science professional development seminar practiced and improved during the spring of 2014 in the Advanced Kelly Hale Forums on iLearn. Each week, two students read The New York Times Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 110 // 2:30 PM (Honors Project) and selected at least one article or op-ed on an issue of importance. Mentor: Alexander Pantsov, History During the following week, students in the class raised questions and debated views on the issue. During class, students summarized the While many historians studied how Germany changed under the Nazi contributions they made and considered the importance of the issue regime, very few paid attention to its public libraries. For my project, in local, state, national and international contexts. The students who I examined how the Nazis turned public libraries into propaganda produced this poster constructed methods for learning digital literacies machines, including both the positive and negative effects state control such as participating in online discussion boards, addressing critical had over them. I then questioned whether libraries changed the public’s problems like privacy and security, and assessing the credibility of opinion in favor of the government and found that while a stronger information sources. All of these literacies are important for learning institution than they had been in the past, libraries were ineffective how to contribute actively and ethically as citizens in the digital age. propaganda tools. To reach this conclusion, I used many primary and secondary sources including memoirs, speeches by government leaders like Joseph Goebbels, and blacklists (lists of banned books). From my The Effects of High Intensity Training on Fat Utilization research, I learned about the history of German public libraries, how Josh Gruenbaum people viewed them, and why libraries were not persuasive. Their failure highlighted the two conflicting ideas about the purpose of a public Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM library—many librarians wanted only educational materials while the Mentor: Justin Dials, Health & Sports Sciences public desired recreational ones. The Nazi government could not fulfill Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and obesity are metabolic diseases both of these needs; therefore, libraries hardly changed the public’s strongly associated with reduced utilization of fat for energy production. opinion. For history and library science scholars, this would be important Although not all, a large number of studies reveal that aerobic exercise for understanding both why libraries failed when the regimes’ success training improves fat utilization. A majority of these studies involve depended upon mostly its propaganda and the struggles earlier public older obese individuals and utilize traditional low to moderate exercise libraries faced. intensity. Lower training intensities underlie the equivocal results. Studies using high intensity interval training have revealed greater Heart Failure and Aneurysms: A Comparison increases in metabolic properties in individuals with and without metabolic disease compared to moderate intensity training. This is Emily Hatfield the first study of its kind to investigate the impact of short-term high Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 110 // 4:00 PM (Honors Project) intensity interval training on fat utilization in young and overweight Mentor: Nancy Swails, Biological & Environmental Sciences adult males. Considering the rapid increase in metabolic disease rates, intervening at an earlier age to prevent the onset of disease is of utmost Heart and vascular disease are common ailments in the world today, importance. The results of this study will add to existing literature in causing large numbers of deaths per year. Two diseases that occur in support of exercise training as a modality of preventative medicine. the cardiovascular system are chronic heart failure and aneurysms, both of which can be fatal. Much research has been done on these two ailments separately, but little has been done to examine the two in A Chance to Say Goodbye combination. Through two case studies involving cadavers granted to Annie Guinsler, Lisa C. Baldwin Capital University and a critical review of the literature, comparisons Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM were made between the occurrence of aneurysms and heart failure in an effort to discern potential correlation and possible common etiologies. Mentor: Deborah Shields, Nursing Based on information gathered, there appear to be potential etiological Family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is a controversial commonalities with regard to immune and inflammatory responses in healthcare issue. Many health professionals believe that FPDR is these two ailments. detrimental to the patient, family and healthcare team. Some reasons that a growing number of relatives want to be present include: providing patient information, witnessing the patient’s medical condition and efforts of the team, supporting the patient and being allowed to say 18 In the Footsteps of Darwin: Journeys in the Galapagos Islands chance of reinjuring the fifth metatarsal, especially if the rehabilitation Breanna Hayes, Sanaya El-Naggar is not done correctly. Rehabilitation is the most important part of returning an individual to full activity. There are many different phases/ Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 289 // 4:00 PM progressions of rehabilitation for athletes with this type of injury. A Mentors: Kerry Cheesman, Nancy Swails, Biological & Environmental rehabilitation plan with goals to return to play as soon as possible is Sciences planned for the athlete to follow in hope of having no setbacks. From 1831 to 1836, Charles Darwin journeyed around the world as a naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. One of the most important stops The Creative Arts’ Effectiveness in Treating Childhood Trauma he made was in the Galapagos Islands, where much of the important evidence for his later theory of Natural Selection was obtained. His Courtney Henze book, published in 1859, immediately drew attention to a new way of Oral Presentation: Learning Center 07 // 3:30 PM thinking about the world, and Natural Selection has become the most Mentor: Michaele Barsnack, Communication & Art important theory in modern biology. In May, 2013, we travelled to the Galapagos Islands to retrace the footsteps of Darwin and see firsthand Children who experience trauma will endure psychological distress that the evidence that he collected. On each island visited, we found can be difficult to manage (McFarlane, van der Kolk, & Weisaeth, 1998). evidence of natural selection just as Darwin had nearly 200 years ago. Using creative arts in the treatment of childhood trauma can foster Island to island variation in the remarkable Galapagos tortoises, unusual the positive coping skills needed for the process of healing from such species of birds that exist only in the Galapagos, and similarities to traumatic events (Malchiodi, 2008). This is a study of literature on the species on the mainland from which the Galapagos animals evolved are topic of childhood trauma and the use of therapeutic, creative arts when a few of the pieces of evidence we obtained. This first-hand encounter treating the child’s mental health. The research leads to a discussion with natural selection has helped us appreciate biological diversity in a about the myths behind a child’s natural ability to be resilient and how new and wonderful light. storytelling, play, and art is used to facilitate change that is created through child therapy. This project exemplifies the usefulness of creative arts in therapy, and it addresses the diverse ways that creative arts are Rise and Shine: The Voyage of Noah’s Ark through the World of Children’s vital to the mental health treatment for children who have experienced Literature trauma. Matthew Hazzard Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 123 // 2:30 PM Job Satisfaction, Calling, Life Satisfaction, and Happiness among University Mentor: Joy Schroeder, Religion & Philosophy Faculty and Staff Of the many stories in the Bible, Noah’s Ark has become one of the Kayla Herbell, Katherine Bustos Chaves most frequently adapted for children. While a story concerning the Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM destruction of the earth may seem an unlikely choice when reading Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology to children, Noah’s Ark has had a continued presence in children’s literature from both secular and religious publishing houses. Through Upon entering the workforce younger employees’ worth is defined by the examination and collection of one hundred texts written for children, their degrees and certificates earned. As employees age, their worth predominately from the twentieth and twenty first century, certain trends is defined by their experience. It may also be of use for workers of all become clear. One of the most interesting is how the adaptation of ages to remember that hours spent at work are not the same as hours Noah’s story reflects the period in which it was written. Noah may be well-spent (Greller, 2006). The purpose of the study is to explore the seen having labor troubles or calling for a way of living more sustainable following dependent variables: job satisfaction, calling, life satisfaction, for the earth. Noah’s wife might be the silent face standing behind her and happiness among Capital University faculty and staff. We expected husband or the full partner in a holy mission. This research provides to find that the dependent variables were related to years employed insight into how children throughout history have been exposed to one of at the university. We also hypothesized that there would be a sex the Bible’s most dramatic interactions between God and humankind. difference for the dependent variables. Lastly, we expected that the correspondence between real and ideal work activities predicted life satisfaction, calling, career satisfaction, and happiness for faculty. This Intramedullary Screw Fixation of the Proximal 5th Metatarsal work is important because human capital changes across an employee’s Monica Heckman work career, and satisfied employees will be more productive. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Science Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer and Post-Surgical Intervention Choices Fractures of the proximal fifth metatarsal are common among athletes, particularly soccer and basketball players. Some pathologies for Kayla Herbell, Ashley Potkutter, Rebecca Steinemann, Stacy Timmerman fracturing the fifth metatarsal are landing on someone’s foot with a foot Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM being forced into dorsiflexion, landing awkwardly on the outside of the Mentor: Heather Janiszewski Goodin, Nursing foot, or having a high medial arch causing too much strain and pull on the fifth metatarsal. Also known as Jones fractures, treatment remains Women living with breast cancer often spend much of their time controversial, aiming for fast osseous consolidation and complete and thinking about their treatment options, whether it is mastectomy or fast restoration of function. Intramedullary screw fixation is the preferred lumpectomy with adjuvant therapy. It is important for health care method of surgical management for Jones fractures, with reports of providers to consider the many dimensions of breast cancer, while increased union rates and time for recovery. All individuals have a incorporating quality of life (QOL) considerations into every woman’s treatment journey. The purpose of the study was to conduct an 19 integrated review of the literature examining QOL in women undergoing The Impact of Childhood Emotional Abuse and Experiential Avoidance on a surgical intervention for breast cancer. This study includes findings Maladaptive Social Problem-Solving Skills and Intimate Partner Violence from 15 peer- reviewed research studies that have been conducted in Lorrin Higgins the past ten years. The primary database was EBSCOhost which yielded Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM thousands of articles. Once articles were obtained, they were categorized using the Level of Evidence Triangle to ensure diversity amongst studies. Mentor: Kathryn Bell, Psychology With regard to breast cancer treatment choices, age greatly impacts Experiential avoidance (EA), defined as the attempt to avoid unwanted decisions as younger women are more concerned with appearance, internal experiences (Hayes et al., 1996), may develop as a result sexuality and fertility. Once surgery is complete, women report fatigue, of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) and increase risk for intimate depression, and lower body image. Unfortunately, many breast cancer partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration. Little is known, survivors fear reoccurrence, loss of independence, passing on the however, about how EA may increase IPV risk. One possibility is that illness, burden and death. This work is important because nurses need EA may interfere with a person’s ability to effectively problem-solve in to be informed on existing treatment choices along with the associated social situations, increasing risk for conflict and interpersonal violence. outcomes in order to properly educate patients. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to examine the impact of CEA and EA on maladaptive social problem-solving skills and IPV risk. As part of a larger study, 232 women recruited from the community The Role of AGTR2 in Cystic Fibrosis Severity completed measures assessing childhood emotional, physical, and Kayla Herbell sexual abuse, EA, maladaptive social problem-solving skills and IPV Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM perpetration and victimization. Final trimmed models indicated that childhood physical abuse, but not emotional and sexual abuse, was Mentors: Jill Kilanowski, Rebecca Darrah, Nursing directly related to female IPV victimization and perpetration. CEA was According to previous studies out of Case Western Reserve University, indirectly associated with IPV victimization and perpetration via EA and the disease modifier AGTR2 suggests a strong correlation between two maladaptive social problem-solving strategies. Findings suggest that its expression and cystic fibrosis severity. The purpose of this study CEA may lead some women to avoid unwanted internal experiences, was to measure the expression of AGTR2 in two different phenotypes. which may adversely impact their ability to effectively problem solve in Human smooth muscle cells were extracted from tracheas and cultured social situations and increase IPV risk. in order to extract RNA from the cells. The RNA was converted into complementary DNA (CDNA) that was used in a QPCR plate to determine fluorescence or expression. The mean expressions were: G Comparing Age and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) Scores to Physical and genotype 16.8; A genotype 17.2. These values and expressions had an Cognitive Outcomes with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) inverse relationship: the G genotype expressed more AGTR2 than the Victoria Hirschfeld A genotype. This study provides evidence that AGTR2 expression is Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM associated with a clinically milder case of cystic fibrosis. These results may be used to determine new treatments in cystic fibrosis, including Mentor: Jaime Stevens, Nursing possible drugs that enhance AGTR2 expression that may minimize Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a common neurological injury. symptoms and improve patient and treatment outcomes. This work is Each injury is unique in its own way and can induce several degrees important to nursing because it shows how experimental research has of cognitive and physical impairments. In 2009, TBI’s contributed the potential to transform into protocol and treatment. to an estimated 2.4 million cases resulting in emergency visits, hospitalizations, or deaths in the United States (CDC Grand Rounds, 2013). Positive and negative outcomes after a TBI are associated with Faculty Book Group Assessment and Application to the University the numeric score from the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). A GCS greater Lorrin Higgins, Quenshia Graves, Adam Ross than 8 is associated with positive outcomes in relation to recovery and Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM future quality of life (Mauritz, 2010). The purpose of this literature review is to examine the relationship between client age at the time of Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology injury, GCS scores, and recovery rate/quality of life in clients after a The researchers conducted a qualitative assessment of a faculty book TBI. The results show that younger clients with a GCS score ≤ 8 have an club at a mid-sized private university. Faculty and staff from various increased rate of recovery, when compared to older clients with similar departments read and discussed the topics of College (Un)Bound: The injuries. Additional analysis of variables relating to treatment methods Future of Higher Education and What it Means for Students by Jeffery and the time lapse between injury and initial treatment should be Selingo. The researchers expected to find that members of the book club considered. These variables are important factors, as new neurological would gain new perspectives and apply what they learned to improve the assessment tools are being developed to help monitor and predict university. The researchers conducted interviews to gain understanding recovery rates and quality of life in clients with TBI. of the experience of each participant. Participants learned the details of many students’ current financial struggle, gained insight on different perspectives from each member, and explored implications for their The Effects of Ethanol on the Cells of a Chick Embryo own university. These results have given baseline information about how Molly Holt, Caterina Singer institutions can respond and adapt to the changes in higher education. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Karl Romstedt, Biological & Environmental Sciences Ethanol is found in many products that are used on a daily basis. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect that ethanol has on body cells. Research was conducted using various concentrations 20 of ethanol on selected types of tissue from a chick embryo. These tissue students who have developed an eating disorder may be less satisfied types included muscle, skin, liver, and heart. Ethanol was added to with their lives. The purpose of this project was to identify eating habits the samples at concentrations of 1%, 2%, 4%, 6%, and 8.6%. After a of college students and determine whether those eating habits are period of 22 hours of ethanol exposure in cell culture, cell viability was related to their life satisfaction. Participants completed an online survey, measured. It was observed that ethanol decreased the number of cells anonymously answering questions regarding life satisfaction and their in each culture and that higher concentrations of ethanol yielded a lower eating habits. We expected to find a positive correlation: as the life survival rate. In addition, liver and skin cells were more susceptible to satisfaction of college students increases so does the quality of their ethanol at lower concentrations than heart and muscle. These findings eating habits. The results of this study can assist psychologists in better are relevant, as alcohol is often found in cosmetics, cleaning products, understanding the eating habits of college students and how they are beverages and medications. Chronic exposure to alcoholic drinks causes related to students’ overall life satisfaction. liver damage in humans, and this is consistent with our observation that liver cells were among the more sensitive cell types. David Foster Wallace’s “Infinite Jest” and Post-Postmodernism Andrew Hypes Life Satisfaction in Relationship to Physical Activity Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 206 // 3:00 PM Jacob Hooks, Wesley Meadows Mentor: Reg Dyck, English Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM David Foster Wallace’s 1996 work, Infinite Jest, challenges rather than Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology exemplifies the then-popular Postmodernist movement. Wallace himself Physical activity can increase muscular strength, muscular endurance, often voiced his disapproval of Postmodernism as a literary style. oxygen consumption efficiency, and decrease the risk of cardiovascular However, shortly after the novel’s publication, many critics described disease but its effect on mental health, and particularly life satisfaction, Infinite Jest as a masterpiece of Postmodernism, citing its unique brand is less well documented. The purpose of this study was to determine of humor and sardonic motifs. Although traces of the movement can be whether there was a difference in life satisfaction between college found within the text, Wallace uses them to point out the tired clichés students who take part in collegiate sports, those who exercise on their of the style. The ways multiple major characters react to Postmodernist own at least three times a week, and those who do little to no physical thought suggest that Wallace is actually using an alternative style, an activity. We conducted this research by having the participants take early form of Post-Postmodernism. Distinguished by its emphasis on an online survey. We expected to find that people who exercised more honesty within the text, Post-Postmodernism would not fully manifest had higher life satisfaction. This research adds to the literature about itself as a literary style for several more years. This essay establishes the physical health as it relates to psychological health and has the potential role of Infinite Jest in Post-Postmodernism becoming a legitimate style to advance the disciplines of psychology and exercise physiology. for contemporary literature.

Steven Spielberg Auteur Analysis The History of Invertebrate Organisms in Medicine Zachary Hoover Stephanie Ilavsky, Paige Jacob, Kashmere Pearson Oral Presentation: Learning Center 06 // 2:30 PM Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Sharon Croft, Communication & Art Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences I conducted an auteur analysis of Steven Spielberg as a director. Before modern day medicine and technology, there were several Specifically, I compared and contrasted the following films to identify his alternative forms of treating various ailments. Though many of these creative style: Jaws (1975), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Schindler’s methods would be considered unsanitary, unethical, or bizarre today, List (1991), and Saving Private Ryan (1997). In my paper, I examined they were commonly used before more recent advancements in characters, themes, and cinematic techniques within the reviewed films. modern medicine. The purpose of this project is to investigate the I argue that the predominant character in these films is that of the use of invertebrate organisms, such as leeches and maggots, prior to “everyday man” and that the predominant theme is one of innocence. contemporary medicine. Research was conducted by using several My analysis was influenced by the writings of Lynn Rapaport (2002) sources from online databases and medical journals. We learned and Peter Gutiérrer (2012). Research about Spielberg as a director is that maggots were commonly used in surgery and post-op healing relevant because he has significantly influenced audience expectations techniques, while leeches were often used as a cure-all form of for Hollywood blockbusters. treatment prior to the knowledge of pathogens and bacterial effects. Blood-letting with leeches and maggot therapy were common methods used for healing, and even though technology and medicine has Influences of Eating Disorders and Life Satisfaction on College Students become more sophisticated, these practices are, surprisingly, still in Suzie Hosea, Ryan Schlotzhauer, Kevin Heuer use around the world today. For example, leeches have been frequently Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM used in reconstructive surgery in order to increase blood flow to the reconstructed areas of a patient’s body. This history provides the Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology foundation for the evolution of contemporary medicine. There has been increasing evidence that supports the connection between eating disorders and life satisfaction. Eating disorders can include eating too much, eating too little, binge eating, anorexia nervosa and much more. Due to the increased concern about body weight and shape, people may develop eating disorders as they attempt make themselves feel better about the way they look. As a result, college 21 Turning Youthful Tides: Migration and Unemployment Obstacles of Spanish Food sensitivity, especially to gluten and casein, are also factors related Youth in the 21st-Century to the condition. Implementing a gluten-free and casein-free diet has Sara Ireland been shown to prevent and reduce the symptoms of autism. Multiple scholarly articles were reviewed to examine the effect gluten-free and Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 119 // 3:30 PM (Honors Project) casein-free diets has on autism. It was concluded that a restricted diet Mentor: Stephanie Saunders, World Languages & Cultures may decrease the symptoms and prevalence of autism both in neonatal The outstanding rate of youth unemployment in Spain, recently and early childhood development. It is important for this research to be approaching 55%, affects the well being and education of the youth conducted so that autism specialists can recommend a beneficial diet population and implies changes in the nation’s political, economic, for children with autism. and social climates. This research investigates the financial crisis in the Spanish marketplace, specifically in the context of the decrease “Entartete Musik”: A Generation Oppressed of Spanish youth living in Spain, which is resulting in an increase of Spanish emigration of youth professionals. I analyze and form Zakk Jones a conclusion as to how this modern crisis in Spain has permanent Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 123 // 3:00 PM implications for the nation on a global level. I apply media studies, Mentor: Dina Lentsner, Music primarily from periodicals from Spanish sources to provide multicultural perspectives. The inclusion of media in alternative forms like political “Entartete Musik”, or degenerate music, was a slanderous and comics and television programming also demonstrates the crisis and racially charged campaign implemented by the German Third Reich its increase in youth emigration, as found in popular media and its in the 1930’s against composers and artists who were “politically influence on the collective cultural conscience. An analysis of some of incorrect” at the time, or had Jewish blood/affiliations. Adolf Hitler’s the most prominent political and social movements of 20th-Century extreme regime as Chancellor of Germany and head of the Nazi Spanish history serves as a predictive barometer for Spain’s future Party led to unfathomable oppression in every sector, especially in transitions. My conclusion highlights Spain’s future obstacles and the arts. Composers like Alexander Zemlinsky, Franz Schreker and probable need for reform in order to alleviate the damage of its current Viktor Ullmann, who had significant influence before Nazism, were state and protect the future of its youth. forced to resign their lucrative positions and flee the country, and in Ullmann’s case, spend the rest of his life in an internment camp. In this presentation I focus on these and other composers who directly The History of Anesthesia influenced the iconic figures in 12-tone, serial and atonal music, Mark Ivey, Paul Baker drawing upon the historical and musical context in which they existed and the nature of their suppression by the Nazis. Their stories have Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM been overlooked for the past 60 years, but this significant period of Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences musical prosperity, lost to the malignant tendrils of Nazism, can slowly Prior to 1846, one of the greatest fears in the field of modern medicine be restored to imbibe the rich history of Eastern European Jewish artists was the pain inflicted on patients during surgery. Throughout time, during the Holocaust. surgeons and other patrons of the medical field strived to eliminate this phobia. It wasn’t until 1846 that the first anesthetic was successfully Influences of Substance Use on Life Satisfaction demonstrated during a dental procedure. This catalytic event would spark further investigation into the field of anesthesiology. The purpose Mason Juenger, Samantha L. Plewes of our study was to explore the depths of the growth and development Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM of the field of anesthesiology and the strides it made in eliminating Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology the fear of pain during surgery. With the knowledge obtained through a variety of medical documents and journals, we were able to compile a Substance use is common among young adults and could have a positive history of the field of anesthesia. From the bad old days of ether to the or negative impact on an individual’s life satisfaction. The purpose of more sophisticated days of halothane, anesthesia has been refined to this study was to determine whether there was a relationship between alleviate the stress of surgery and decrease the mortality rate to a mere life satisfaction and substance use. College students completed a survey 1 in 250,000 cases. Ultimately, the goal of our research is to provide consisting of questions about demographic background, substance use, information in regarding to the origins of modern anesthetics. and life satisfaction. We expected that students who use alcohol and tobacco have lower life satisfaction and those who use marijuana have Benefits of a Restricted Diet on Autism higher life satisfaction. This research adds to our understanding of the Casey Jackson relationship between substance use and life satisfaction. Our research Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM can improve how psychologists and drug counselors help college students. Mentor: Martha Michael, Education It has been argued that nutrition is a contributing factor in the prevalence of autism. Malnutrition during fetal, neonatal, and early Effective of Leadership and Gender childhood development periods have been indicators of the condition’s Jane Kaibunga occurrence. Research in the form of a comparative literature review Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM examines the causes and suggests preventative nutritional actions that can be taken during these developmental periods to reduce the Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science prevalence of autism. Autism is also believed to have a multifactorial Although women have been regarded as capable leaders in society, etiology that includes hereditary and environmental triggers that are very few actually hold leadership positions in various organizations. The accompanied by gastrointestinal disorder (Santhanam & Kendler, 2012). relationship between leadership effectiveness and gender is examined 22 through a review of literature. Particularly, it looks at the available The Effect of Music Therapy on Postoperative Pain definitions of leadership and examines some historical background Taesub Kim, Stephanie Maurer, Lizabeth McCaslin, Megan Sebar facts in relation to the most common theories concerning leadership effectiveness. Classical and contemporary theories concerning the Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM issue are examined. The paper points to the fact that very few public, Mentor: Deborah Shields, Nursing private and political leadership positions are actually held by women. Acute pain is common after surgery and, in most cases, is expected. The research paper emphasizes this sensitive subject and hopes to Nurses spend more time with patients experiencing pain than any other raise awareness with regards to the bias that is still being upheld to this health care professional and are in an ideal position to consider other present day. It is concluded that there are really no sound explanations pain relieving strategies to complement the analgesics currently used. as to why women still experience difficulties at the workplace when The use of music therapy is easy to implement in the clinical setting and attempting to fill senior positions. The research paper also indicates that has minimal risk. The purpose of the evidenced-based integrated review there is no research data or evidence indicating that males make more was to compare the effects of music therapy versus no music therapy effective leaders as compared to their female counterparts. in conjunction with analgesics on pain in the postoperative period. A literature review using the CINAHL database was conducted, and Children with Autism: Parental Stressors twenty research studies that were relevant to the PICOT question were examined. The evidence suggested that the use of music therapy as a Kandace Keel non-pharmacological adjunct to analgesia improved pain management Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM when used as a complementary therapy. Patients reported that listening Mentor: Martha Michael, Education to music helped them to forget about their pain for a while and improved their general mood. Nurses should encourage patients to use music as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a range of developmental disorders an effective intervention which is inexpensive, non-invasive and free that are identified in a child in the first three years of life. It affects from side effects to decrease pain. the brain’s development of social and communication skills. In recent years, there has been a drastic rise in children being diagnosed with autism. The stressors of dealing with a child that has autism can affect A Strategic Marketing Plan for the Phi Kappa Psi Foundation the family and, most importantly, the parents. A study in Moderators Charles Kimerline of Stress in Parents of Children with Autism states that, “Parents of children with autism experience more stress and are more susceptible Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 119 // 2:00 PM (Honors Project) to negative outcomes than parents of children with other disabilities” Mentor: Lynn Dailey, Business Administration (Dunn, Burbine, & Bowers, 2001, pg. 39). For this research, the focus The Phi Kappa Psi Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational is on the parental stressors of having a child with autism. A comparison foundation whose operations are funded primarily through voluntary and analysis of current research studies regarding internal and external donations from undergraduate and alumni members of the Phi Kappa parental stressors provide useful information for the fields of psychology, Psi Fraternity. In order to provide benefits that are superior to the education, and social work in designing interventions to meet the industry norms, it is necessary to find new and intuitive strategies needs of parents who experience such stressors. The analysis provides to cultivate increasing levels of donations. To this end, a plan was information for these fields in designing interventions to meet the needs constructed to serve as a guide for the Foundation’s strategic decisions of parents under stress. in 2014 and beyond. The atmosphere in which the Foundation operates was reviewed to develop an understanding of its strengths, weaknesses, Student Writing Assessment opportunities, and threats. This analysis included the political, economic, and social environments as well as competitor profiles. The Julie Keller, Holly Phillips, Ethan Moseley firm’s current operations were also reviewed using internal reports and Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM interviews with key staff members to ensure strategic fit of the plan. Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Plan recommendations include improving the information database that profiles each potential donor, improving segmentation methods and Roska and Arum (2011) demonstrated that there are deficits in college criterion, introducing an undergraduate position to help streamline the students’ ability to think critically and engage in complex reasoning and donation process, developing a targeted alumni newsletter, reintroducing writing. Unfortunately, 45% of college students in their second year the Letterman and Moore Undergraduate Giving Society, and have demonstrated no improvement in these critical areas for student disseminating a Parent Update to encourage parental support of their success (Roska & Arum, 2011). Assessment of student learning can son’s involvement in leadership programs and scholarship initiatives. be used to begin to address these issues by identifying specific areas for improvement. The purpose of this study was to collect and analyze student writing using the unedited abstracts that students submitted to Student and Teacher Perceptions in a Title I Classroom Capital University’s annual Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship. Megan Klein We evaluated each abstract using a rubric that was developed from the abstract criteria identified by the Symposium planning committee. The Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 110 // 3:00 PM (Honors Project) rubric allowed us to identified strengths and weaknesses of the student Mentor: Bradley Conrad, Education writing. The results of this study can be used to help faculty better guide As research suggests, several factors can influence how students or students in their abstract writing and thus improve student writing and teachers perceive the teaching and learning process, such as a lack critical thinking. of motivation (Goleman, 2006), an organized school administration (Hoy, 2011), and an act of cultivating optimism (Sagor, 2008). This mixed methods study examines an urban Title I school in central Ohio,

23 during an eight-week field experience, to investigate the perceptions of The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction and Family Variables both teachers’ and students’ experiences and academic performance. Josie Laib, Sammi Ottney, Steven DeBusk The three research questions that guided the study include: What are student perceptions of their experiences at Hawthorne High School?; Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM What are teacher perceptions of their experiences at Hawthorne High Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology School?; and How do students perform academically in Hawthorne High The family is perhaps the most universal institution in society. It is School? To help answer these questions the researcher used grounded well understood that much of our social conditioning and learning, theory methodology (Creswell, 2007) and quantitative analysis of certain privileges and protections, and the vulnerabilities one has in life, student academic performance as measured through various forms of especially at a young age, are dependent on the family. What is less well classroom assessment along with student and teacher discourse. The understood are the effects that family structure has on an individual and data suggests several factors that may influence school climate such how such effects manifest throughout life. The purpose of our research as optimism, leadership styles, and self-efficacy. This study identifies is to see whether there is a relationship between life satisfaction and potential elements of an effective and engaging learning environment family variables. We created an online survey that includes questions in order to offer potential insight on the elements of a more optimistic, about family variables (e.g., family structure and parental education) motivating environment. and life satisfaction. We expected to find that family variables are related to an individual’s perceived life satisfaction. The results of Which Aspects of College Environment Affect Life Satisfaction? this research can provide families and family services workers with a better understanding of the family variables that positively or negatively Amanda Klosterman, Andrew Phillips influence perceived life satisfaction. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Learning Styles and the Effect on Working Memory Life satisfaction has been determined to be an important factor in Nicole Lee how people adjust to life’s challenges. College is one of the biggest adjustments a student makes in his or her life. The purpose of this Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM project was to identify which aspects of the college environment are Mentor: Kimberly Heym, Biological & Environmental Sciences related to life satisfaction. Participants took a survey online which Working memory is the temporary storage and active manipulation of included questions about life satisfaction and college environment. information during everyday cognitive tasks. Paula Goolkasian and Paul It was expected that students who are more satisfied with life have W. Foos (University of North Carolina) have shown that college students higher GPAs and are more involved in campus activities. The results of exhibit superior recall for spoken words and pictures as compared this study allow students and administrators to better understand how with printed words. The current study extends this knowledge base by various aspects of the college environment are related to life satisfaction examining college students’ recall of printed words, spoken words, and in order to better manage the college experience. pictures using working memory. To test for working memory, students enrolled in a general biology course viewed a PowerPoint slideshow Major Advancements in Battlefield Medicine containing groups of 6 written words, 6 images, and 6 spoken words each followed by a math problem, which served as a distractor. Students Chase Knowles, Zak Monte, Aleksandr Bevz solved the math problem and then listed each of the previous sequences Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM in exact order. Responses were considered accurate if they were listed Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological and Environmental Sciences in the correct order. Recall of items in any order was graded as well. The current results mirrored those of Goolkasian and Foos. Capital University Due to the brutality of war and the necessity to save lives, battlefield students held spoken words and images in working memory better than medicine has taken large steps over many years. The majority of these text. Furthermore, recall scores were higher than accuracy scores in all advancements occur during times of war as the need arises. The first three categories. These results could help professors alter their teaching signs of battlefield advancements relevant to modern medicine occurred methods when designing lectures to maximize student abilities. during the Civil War and continued with significant advancements in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the War in Iraq, and current conflicts. Through observation of the conflicts over the Nonunion Scaphoid Fixation years and focusing on more important elements such as anesthetics, Kelly Leonard painkillers, surgery, antibiotics, blood transfusions, first aid, triaging, and others this project was able to examine how battlefield medicine Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM has advanced and also how it is relevant to everyday practical medicine. Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences It was also observed that as warfare has evolved, so has battlefield Seventy percent of all carpal fractures involve the scaphoid. Scaphoid medicine. Some practices have been discarded as new ones have fractures are often detected late. In most cases they are subtle and the arisen; others have been adapted and improved upon with the arrival of symptoms are minimal. Many fractures occur when an athlete falls on new technology. From the perspective of future medical students, this an outstretched arm. These also occur when a force is placed on the topic illustrates how medicine evolves and teaches how the founders of wrist in hyperextension. Missed fractures can lead to non-union in the modern methods were able to shape medicine into what it has become bone. Additionally, the scaphoid has poor blood supply, which further today. causes non-union. Non-unions are difficult to treat and are a precursor to arthritis. There are two preferred treatment protocols of scaphoid non- union: casting and fixation. In recent years, internal fixation and vascular bone grafts are the preferred methods of treatment. Several sources are

24 reviewed to further understand this surgical protocol and the benefits of their academic integrity. This study examined the relationship between this procedure as well as how this injury occurs. Rehabilitation for the life satisfaction and academic integrity. College students completed injury is also discussed. This research is important due to the increased a survey that measured both life satisfaction and academic integrity. occurrence of scaphoid non-union fixation and subsequent rehabilitation. We expected a strong, positive correlation between life satisfaction and academic integrity. The findings could help college personnel understand that when students are overall more satisfied with life they Life Satisfaction and Emotional Intelligence are less likely to cheat. Programs to increase student life satisfaction Emma Littmann, Rachel Arnold, Kristine Ross could also increase academic integrity. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Is the U.S. War on Terror Working? Previous research has revealed that higher levels of life satisfaction Aaron Mabe are both desirable and attainable through different actions and Oral Presentation: Learning Center 202 // 3:30 PM positive behaviors. The current research paired emotional intelligence with life satisfaction to look for a possible relationship between the Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science two in order to find ways to increase life satisfaction. Participants On September 11, 2001, terrorism was brought to the forefront of completed an online survey. They answered demographic questions and American life. Since then America has been engaged in a war to stop completed the Brief Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale the spread of terrorism, not only in America but throughout the entire and the Assessing Emotions Scale. We expected a direct relationship world. Using official statistics from governments throughout the world, between life satisfaction and emotional intelligence. The results of this paper attempts to figure out whether the United States’ war on this research can help college personnel develop programming to help terrorism has actually done what it set out to do, which is to decrease students increase emotional intelligence, which could then improve life terrorism threats around the world. By using data and research collected satisfaction. by experts in the field, this paper also attempts to find out why the United States’ war on terrorism has or has not been effective.

Stage Riser Prototype Development Jonathan Lucas Between Democracy and Despotism: An Analytical Study of the Internet and Opposition Politics in the Russian Federation Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM William Magginis Mentor: Chad Loughrige, Music Oral Presentation: Learning Center 02 // 3:00 PM Performing musicians and stage artists continually strive for creative staging options while remaining vigilant of convenience. In cooperation Mentor: Alexander Pantsov, History with Capital University and the Boyd Fund for Undergraduate Research, Despite extensive research into the current domestic and foreign policies I have developed a prototype of a new and improved riser system to of the Russian Federation, very little research has been devoted to the be used by stage performers. Affectionately named “EgoRiser” during role of opposition movements, though Russia is not removed from the production, this design will add convenience, portability, and finesse recent growth of global resistance movements. Particularly important to the typical stage setup and allow for the marriage of creative staging to the current situation in Russia is the role of Alexei Navalny, a blogger and technical execution. Market research has indicated that the use of who began his career as an opposition leader by uncovering and small risers is popular with stage performers, offering the performer the publishing fraudulent activities perpetrated by state-owned corporations. opportunity to be featured during a solo or to add a dynamic element Navalny’s rising popularity as an opposition figure has exposed the to their act. The EgoRiser takes that concept and adds a degree of significance of the Internet in disseminating and catalyzing world-wide permanency and deliberateness to an otherwise quaint stage design. revolutionary or reform movements. Through the examination of current On the whole, I submit that it is the process of invention that exudes literature concerning the theoretical role of the Internet applied to media the true spirit of intellectual inquiry. The call to develop unique and coverage of the opposition in Russia, this research asserts that growth ingenious ideas is often absent from the undergraduate vocation; ergo, of Internet access is fueling the development of these movements through this project, I reveal the intrinsic value in creative vision to my due to its unique ability to foster communication and spread relevant peers by showing the importance of massaging an ad hoc idea into a information at near-instantaneous rates. By applying this theoretical methodical design. understanding to the present political system of the Russian Federation, this supports the stance that the growth of the Internet in Russia will contribute to the continuing rise of opposition movements and figures The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction and Academic Integrity like Navalny. Jordan Lyle, Quinn Bender, Taylor Patterson

Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Educating High School Students about Athletic Training Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Megan Mahoney, Zachary Boyd The way students perform in college can impact the rest of their life Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM substantially. College degrees can determine career, income, and even life satisfaction. Because of this, a college student can feel pressure Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences from many different sources: family, friends, themselves, and society. All The purpose of this advocacy project was to increase high school of this pressure may drive a student to engage in questionable behaviors students’ knowledge of the athletic training profession and to teach such as cheating, plagiarism, and other activities that may compromise the students what an athletic training student does on a day-to-day

25 basis. The presentation focused on the five domains of athletic training; using an online survey. The survey included demographic items, the injury/illness prevention and wellness protection, clinical evaluation and Satisfaction with Life scale, and researcher-generated questions about diagnosis, immediate and emergency care, treatment and rehabilitation, experiences with crime and fear of crime. We expected to find an and organizational and professional health and well-being. Other topics indirect relationship between life satisfaction, victimization, and fear of discussed include what it is like to be an athletic training student and crime. It was also expected that there was a direct relationship between advice for how to be successful in college. The emphasis was on how victimization and fear of crime. This research is important because these topics play a key role in athletic trainers’ every day duties. college students are often victims of crime, which can affect other aspects of the students’ lives.

Why It Matters Alexa Majoy, Craig Smith Assessment of Capital University’s Career Development Personal Statement Writing Services Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 144 // 3:00 PM Natalie McCullough, Austa Obringer, Katie Roher Mentor: Pamela Ellwanger Schmidt, Social Work Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s, the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) community was Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology continuously forced out of many establishments, as well as tracked When writing personal statements, students often commit common by law enforcement. Homosexuality was illegal and considered both mistakes. These mistakes might deter graduate school selection subversive behavior and a mental disorder. It was not until the Stonewall committees from choosing otherwise strong candidates. This research Riots in June 1969, that the LGBTQ community’s contributions is intended to assess the success of Capital University’s Career were recognized. The riots became the turning point for the LGBTQ Development office in preventing these common mistakes. Researchers community and the LGBTQ civil rights movement of today. Although assessed the benefits of Career Development’s three step personal many viewpoints have changed with much success for the community, statement writing process as well as students’ satisfaction with this our society still lacks consistent access to culturally competent services process. This research was conducted to gain insight into student to prevent and address violence against the LGBTQ community. perceptions of Career Development’s services as well as to identify This presentation will address the whys and ways to bring culturally ways to improve the service. Researchers developed a survey that was competent services to the LGBTQ community, thus continuing the administered to a sample of senior students that had participated in all successes and integration into the larger society that began in June steps of the personal statement writing process. These students were 1969. applying to a variety of graduate and professional programs. Results indicated the extent to which Career Development offers students an effective process for writing successful personal statements. These Life Satisfaction and Extracurricular Involvement results will be used to improve the service and will benefit generations of Leah Marty, Jenna Erwin future Capital University students. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Music Therapy as a Tool to Manage Pain Involvement in extracurricular activities is one of the main parts of Janelle Meadows, Jennifer Difilippo, Cathy Johnson, Melissa Jordan, a college student’s life. This involvement has been known to shape Matina Tornick students’ views of their college experience, in both negative and positive Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ways. We attempted to discover the relationship between life satisfaction and college students’ involvement in extracurricular activities. Students Mentor: Deborah Shields, Nursing completed an online survey asking about student involvement (e.g., Pain affects the patient both emotionally and physically, with impact athletics, Greek letter organization, performing arts groups, clubs, ranging from general discomfort to complete immobility. Music therapy etc.) and life satisfaction. We expected that students who are involved is a safe, inexpensive, noninvasive tool that can be easily utilized in in more extracurricular activities have a higher overall life satisfaction combination with prescribed analgesics to manage pain (McCaffrey than those who are not. If there is a positive relationship between & Locsin, 2004). The purpose of this evidenced-based project is to life satisfaction and extracurricular involvement this could encourage explore the effect of music therapy in conjunction with analgesics on colleges to develop programming that gets more students to become postoperative pain in the adult postoperative orthopedic patient. A involved in on-campus activities. literature review using the Cumulative Index to Nursing and the Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Medline with full text, Academic Search Complete, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Life Satisfaction, Victimization, and Fear of Crime Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Systematic Reviews, Sammantha McClughen, Shannon Lamar, Korynne Rasche Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and Health Source: Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Nursing/Academic was conducted. Review of the 82 abstracts lead to 20 articles that were pertinent to the PICOT question. The evidence Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology presented in this paper suggests that music therapy assists in pain Previous research studies have suggested a relationship between reduction. The nurse is considered the key link in the assessment, life satisfaction, victimization, and fear of crime. However, there intervention, and the evaluation of the impact of interventions on have been relatively few empirical studies on this relationship. The the patient. Nurses should be educated about using music therapy purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between life and encouraged to use music listening as an intervention during the satisfaction, victimization, and fear of crime. The study was conducted postoperative phase to help increase patient comfort.

26 Evidence of Impaired Fat Utilization In Young Overweight Adults system were compared to the Hocking River in Ohio. Both rivers are Bridget Miller, Allison Foster similar in scope and size, and have an average maximum discharge of approximately 1,500 cubic feet for the summer months (May through Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 144 // 3:30 PM August). Along with river profiles, both the climate and compositions Mentor: Justin Dials, Health & Sport Sciences of the river were considered. These parameters and data were used to Excess weight often serves as a precursor to obesity related metabolic assess the feasibility of establishing a filtration system at the Capital diseases including Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Roughly two-thirds University Primmer Outdoor Learning Center along the Hocking River of Americans are considered overweight and additional focus is needed similar to the Tiputini Research station. on preventative measures limiting progression to obesity. Impaired substrate utilization, mainly fat, is linked to obesity and T2DM. In fact, The Accident that Saved Millions reduced fat oxidation is a known component of insulin resistance, the strongest predictor of T2DM. Weight loss studies have shown Neveen Murib, Dhaval Patel that impaired fat utilization predicts weight regain as well. Additional Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM interventional studies reveal restoration of fat oxidation results in Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences improved prognosis and reduced progression from obesity to T2DM. A majority of studies have focused on older obese individuals and those In modern American society, the use of antibiotics is extremely with already established T2DM. There is a paucity of information on prevalent. People are relying on anti-bacterial drugs at an alarming fat utilization in young overweight individuals at risk for development rate. An antibiotic is a substance produced by a living organism that of obesity and related manifestations. This observational study is the kills another living organism. One of the earliest and most significant first of its kind to determine differences in lipid oxidation in sedentary antibiotic discoveries to this day is Penicillin, accidently discovered by overweight college-aged males compared to their lean counterparts. Alexander Fleming in 1928. Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, observed Obese individuals will possess reduced fat oxidation, thus linking this that petri dishes containing the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus lacked population to increased risk of disease. This information helps identify growth when contaminated by mold. Fleming later went on to name the need for weight loss and related preventative strategies for younger that mold Penicillin, the antibiotic so essential to us today. Although populations. Penicillin extended human life expectancy, it may not continue to be as effective as it once was due to increasing antibiotic resistance exhibited by numerous strains of bacteria. This presentation will explore the The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction and Eating Behaviors discovery, widespread use, and uncertain future of the miracle drug Haley Millinger, Morgan Jenkins, Morgan White Penicillin and its derivatives. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Assessment in Capital University’s Center for Health and Wellness Research indicates that many Americans suffer from food-related health Brianna Murphy, Maryann Bennett, Chelsey Cook, Melissa Rhodes issues. Eating disorders include both obesity and malnourishment Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (e.g., anorexia nervosa) and are an issue of both appearance and Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology health as it relates to life satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to determine whether there was a relationship between life satisfaction Higher education plays a significant role in providing the world with and eating behaviors. College students completed a survey about their competent global citizens. At the end of a college experience, students life satisfaction, eating behaviors, and self-esteem. We expected to find are expected to have developed their character, critical thinking abilities, students with higher life satisfaction and higher self-esteem have better work skills, and ethical principles. For some students, medical or mental eating behaviors. This research is relevant because many people suffer health issues affect their college experience. Capital University’s Center from eating disorders and it is important to find potential causes in for Health and Wellness (CHW) is a comprehensive clinic that provides order to resolve the issue. medical, counseling, and disabilities services in order to help students overcome obstacles that inhibit learning. The purpose of this research was to assess the medical and mental health services provided by the Water Filtration Across Continents: A Comprehensive Assessment of the CHW. Students completed a survey about their experiences with the Tiputini River, Ecuador and the Hocking River, Ohio mental health services (N = 41) or the medical services (N = 19). The Carly Moss, Tori Hanlin hypothesis was supported, as many students reported in the assessment positive experiences at the CHW. Students generally agreed that their Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM learning was improved through services at the clinic and they were Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences better equipped to care for themselves and their own mental health. In an ever changing world, the need for sustainable practices is The need for assessment in the CHW is critical because the services becoming more and more prominent. For some areas of the world, this provided by the CHW are a vital tool for students to be successful. is not a simple choice but a necessity for survival. The deep reaches of the Ecuadorian, Amazonian rain forest is home to the Tiputini Biological Research Station along the Tiputini River. The research station is almost entirely self-sufficient, having limited power, recycling bins, and a purification system for water taken directly from the river. As Capital University’s Primmer Property in Logan, Ohio prepares to expand, this kind of purification system could be relevant and necessary along the Hocking River. Data taken from the Tiputini River and the purification

27 Parenting Children with an ASD: Effective Coping Strategies nutrient levels. We implemented our model using the NetLogo multi- Brianna Murphy, Lauren Roy agent programmable modeling environment. Simulations show that the model captures the main features of hyphal growth. We intend to refine Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM this model to study the growth of a Psuedogymnoascus destructans, Mentor: Martha Michael, Education responsible for the death of more than 5.7 million North American bats A child’s diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can create a in the past eight years. profound change in a family. A child with an ASD can experience a wide spectrum of symptoms behaviorally, emotionally, and developmentally. Knowledge of the LGBTQ Community and Opinion of Same-Sex Marriage The severity of symptoms, accompanied with the emotional and financial implications that can result from a diagnosis of an ASD, can deeply Carolyn Newberry, Brittany Hodge impact the psychological well being of parents. Previous literature Oral Presentation: Learning Center 202 // 3:00 PM indicates that a child’s autism symptoms and parental coping strategies Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science can be used as predictors of parental stress (Lyons, Leon, Phelps, & Dunleavy, 2009). Parental stress can vary depending on how well a The purpose of this study is to measure how opinions of same-sex parent adapts to the diagnosis and how empowered they choose to be. marriage are formed and to investigate whether different sources of Mothers and fathers have been shown to cope using different methods. knowledge pertaining to the LGBTQ community (news, research articles, The current researchers will evaluate previous and current literature etc.) yield different perspectives concerning the topic. Additionally, in order to determine effective coping measures to reduce stress and this study aims to discover whether knowing someone who identifies negative psychological symptoms for parents of children with an ASD. as part of the LGBTQ community yields different opinions on same-sex marriage. Capital University students complete a survey that includes 40 questions about participants’ education and their development of Does Gender Affect the Way We Perceive Information? knowledge on same-sex marriage. Their formation of opinions on same- Nina Napolitano, Stephanie Irwin sex marriage are assessed based on this education and knowledge. The survey is distributed online, and responses are collected and analyzed. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM This particular study draws supporting evidence from the research Mentor: Kimberly Heym, Biological & Environmental Sciences literature about same-sex marriage opinions, and it expands on past The brain uses working memory to process and hold information research that looks at the formation of opinions of same-sex marriage for short periods of time. A previous study conducted by Foos and based on accrued knowledge of the LGBTQ community. The results Goolkasian showed that college students hold sound and images show the dominant method that people use to gather information to in working memory better than printed words. This work extends impact opinions. In turn, the research will contribute to both the political the Foos and Goolkasian study by examining gender differences in science and social science communities a new perspective on how working memory. To test for working memory, females (n=55) and individuals gather information to form opinions on same-sex marriage. males (n=36) enrolled in a general biology class viewed a PowerPoint slideshow containing groups of six written words, six images, and six Modern Medical Marvels: How the Civil War Changed the History of spoken words followed by a math problem, which served as a distractor. Medicine Students solved the math problem and then attempted to write each of the previously viewed words or images in exact order. The results from Erica Noll, Laura Wagner this study matched the outcome from Foos and Goolkasian. Scores in Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM accuracy were recorded and findings show that males outperformed Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences females in perceiving spoken and textual words, but when comparing the differences in perceiving images, there was no significant difference The American Civil War was the basis for many modern medical between genders. From the results of this study, students can better techniques used today. At the beginning of the war, there were no understand their learning preferences in order to excel in the classroom. plans to evacuate a wounded soldier from the field and no hospitals to take him to if he did make it out of the battle. Germ theory was unheard of and poorly-trained doctors had to race to save patients from An Agent-Based Model for Fungal Growth battle wounds, only to lose them to infection later. The purpose of the Abigail Neininger current study was to explore what those doctors and nurses did to try to save their patients and to explore new innovations that arose during Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM the war. By examining historical records from databases around the Mentor: Paula Federico, Mathematics, Computer Science, & Physics country, it was discovered that some of the battlefield medicine and Many infections are caused by fungi. Understanding the growth of these evacuation techniques used in the Civil War were the basis of modern fungi is important in order to gain insight about the disease mechanisms medicine today. For instance, the idea of ambulances began during and in finding a disease treatment. Several mathematical models using the Civil War once it was realized that a person was more likely to die ordinary and partial differential equations have been used to study from complications of surgery if there was a large time gap between fungal growth patterns, but might not completely model the positioning injury and treatment. This gives an important insight into the roots of of branches and the hyphal growth orientation. We developed an agent- American medical practices and demonstrates humankind’s will to work based model for fungal growth to gain understanding of the mechanisms against improbable odds to ensure survival. that promote growth and cause the various spatial patterns observed in colonies. To our knowledge, no agent-based models have been used in the past. The model includes two types of agents, tips and spores, which behave following a prescribed set of rules. This simple hyphal growth model assumes dichotomous growth on a medium with even 28 The Arab Spring Revolutions extra-curricular activities promoting diversity. This study will contribute Lucas Novembre, Daphne Benner, Robert Murphy to the field of higher education by providing a baseline knowledge which will identify the problem as colleges and universities strive to provide a Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM quality education and quality campus experience for minority students. Mentor: Brian Wallace, Political Science

The Arab Spring Revolutions began when 26 year old Mohamed Bouazizi Vitamin D and Oral Health set himself on fire in Tunisia, in protest of the corrupt government. This lead to a domino effect that spread across North Africa and the Dhaval Patel Middle East. In reality, this was just the tipping point and catalyst of the Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 289 // 3:30 PM events that followed, which were the result of feelings and frustrations Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences of the people due to what they perceived to be rampant corruption and suppression. In our research, we analyzed 15 different countries Since the 1930s, when Vitamin D was added to fortify our nation’s that were each affected differently as the result of the Arab Spring dairy supply, there has been increased attention given to the benefits Revolutions. We used variables such as economic stability, authoritative of Vitamin D in regulating musculoskeletal health. It is well known that regimes, human rights and the effects of social media in comparing the Vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteoporosis, but studies have also selected countries. In using these variables, we analyzed each country shown an association between Vitamin D intake and periodontal health. by examining the history, what occurred during the revolution, and the Although it is undisputed that Vitamin D supports bone health, there are possibilities the future might hold. Each country had triumphs, as well disagreements over whether it can help prevent dental caries. In 1950, as catastrophes, in the pursuit of governmental transformation. As a both the American Medical Association and U.S. National Research result of our research, we found that there are many commonalities Council concluded that Vitamin D was a factor in preventing dental between the countries that were affected by the revolution. Furthermore, caries; however, the American Dental Association disagreed. Since there is a shared awareness of community in the Middle East and North that time, research concerning Vitamin D’s function and clinical trials Africa. supporting its correlation with periodontal health have been published. Current reviews on the effects of Vitamin D on periodontal health remain inconsequential despite abundant clinical evidence. This study aims to Is Depression Interfering With Your Life Satisfaction? review current literature and understand the role of Vitamin D on oral Jillian O’Donnell, Shantia Wells health, especially as both Vitamin D deficiency and periodontal disease increase in the United States. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Do National Statistics Align With Causes of Homelessness in Columbus, According to the American College Health Association (ACHA), the Ohio? A Comparative Analysis percentage of college students diagnosed with depression increased from 10% to 15% from 2000 to 2006 (Mahmoud, Staten, Hall, & Cora Petrosky, Anna Tall Lennie, 2012) and continues to rise. The purpose of this study was Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM to examine the relationship between life satisfaction and depression Mentor: Steven Drewry, Social Work among emerging adults. Students completed a survey online that included questions about demographics, life satisfaction, and depressive Providing social services to the homeless population requires the ability symptoms. It is logical to expect that life satisfaction and depression to adapt resources to the needs of individual clients. The purpose of are inversely related to one another. If a relationship is found between this study is to evaluate what the homeless population in Columbus, these two variables, our research can be used to challenge institutions Ohio self-identifies as their primary cause of homelessness. Collecting to create evidence-based approaches that maximize health and increase information by surveying residents at local shelters, the researchers life satisfaction for students. quantify the leading causes of homelessness in the immediate area. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 26.2% of the homeless population suffers from chronic, Racial Bias and Campus Life severe mental illness, and 37.4% have chronic substance use issues Amanda Parsley (SAMHSA, 2011). Other notable factors of homelessness include a lack of affordable housing, past military service, and domestic violence. Oral Presentation: Learning Center 02 // 3:30 PM Information gathered serves to compare the statistics of Columbus’ Mentor: Eva George, History homeless population with national averages. The researchers found the In our higher education system, the required curriculum has been reasons for homelessness in Columbus mimic those at the national level. insufficient in educating students about race relations in America today. Informative statistics have been shared with local shelter and housing In this study, questionnaires given to Capital University students tested programs so that resources can be better tailored to meet the needs of their knowledge and perceptions of issues regarding race. This study the population. establishes a baseline for Capital University students’ understandings and beliefs about racial issues, whether or not racism still exists in society and/or on campus, and whether or not they think that the university is doing a good job of educating them about racial inequality. It was hypothesized that those of the racial majority have less knowledge due to their background and lack of required coursework in racial education. These findings are used to inform faculty of the knowledge of Capital University students to help in the creation of curricular and

29 The Effects of Exercise Compared to Oral Estrogen Therapy on Energy Levels cataclysmic points in their lives, the kind where stagnation is not an in Perimenopausal Women option. The chapbook was constructed by writing new fiction as well Gina Preston, Janet Thomas, Nicki ChamahDavis, Eddah Kinyua as revising old stories to construct a collection of short stories. In the style of Hemingway’s In Our Time, each longer short piece of fiction is Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM paired with a short vignette of flash fiction. Aside from simply writing Mentor: Deborah Shields, Nursing the collection, this capstone project was accompanied by the writing of Perimenopause is the time in a woman’s life just before the onset an introductory artist’s statement, submitting work for publication, and of menopause. During menopause, hormone production starts to document design. Overall, it was an opportunity for an aspiring writer decrease which can cause a variety of symptoms such as fatigue, to get a taste of what both the professional and creative aspects of the decreased energy, hot flashes, decreased libido, irregular periods, discipline entail. vaginal dryness, painful sexual intercourse, mood swings and insomnia (Wisegeek, 2014). The purpose of this evidenced based literature review “ReCap,” Capital University’s Literary Magazine is to determine how exercise compared to oral estrogen therapy affects the energy level of perimenopausal women. A Cumulative Index Nursing Maxwell Quay and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) search was conducted and yielded Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 206 // 4:00 PM 10 studies which were relevant to the PICOT question. The evidence is Mentor: Kevin Griffith, English mixed; it is unclear whether exercise or oral estrogen therapy alone is more effective in increasing energy levels, and some results suggest that For at least the past two years, Capital’s Literary Magazine, ReCap has these therapies are better when used together. This review demonstrates been showcased at the Symposium on Undergraduate Scholarship. In the need for additional research. In caring for perimenopausal women, those couple years prior to 2014, ReCap has gone through significant nurses seek to increase their comfort and are integrally involved in the changes in design, as well as now being open to national submissions. role of educator. Identifying evidenced-based therapies that minimize This past academic year, the staff of ReCap considered it a major uncomfortable symptoms enables nurses to plan educational programs responsibility to uphold these significant changes as well as expand the that support women making informed decisions about their healthcare. magazine’s readership. Submissions this year ranged from universities around Ohio (Akron University, Cleveland State, Ohio State and more), as well as a few from out of state. Beyond that, in an attempt to spread The Endocrine Effects of Excessive Exercise in Athletes: A Review the name of ReCap to as many students as possible, ReCap’s social Marissa Price media presence was ramped up. This followed the publication of the magazine’s second annual webzine, which itself underwent significant Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM design changes this past fall. It’s been another progressive school year Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences for ReCap and its staff who, while taking their jobs seriously, enjoyed Excessive exercise in athletes has been shown to increase the likelihood their work thoroughly. of overtraining syndrome and burnout. Overtraining syndrome is when athletes are subjected to high-intensity training for prolonged Miley Cyrus: Third Wave Feminist? periods without proper recovery. Burnout shows similar symptoms to overtraining, but includes mental exhaustion, lowered self-esteem, Caleb Ray emotional isolation, and increased anxiety. Various studies have Oral Presentation: Learning Center 05 // 3:00 PM established that secretions of glucocorticoids, catecholamines, growth Mentor: Daniel Heaton, Communication & Art hormone, and prolactin increase during regular exercise. A small number of studies have shown hypercortisolemia and decreased secretions Due to her controversial performances, Miley Cyrus has been cast as a of other stress hormones during excessive exercise. It is suggested celebrity who uses her youth and sexuality to garner media attention and that the change in hormonal secretions during excessive exercise may sell albums. Through this study I aim to change people’s understanding increase the risk of overtraining syndrome and burnout in male and of Miley Cyrus. I have conducted a feminist rhetorical analysis of Miley female adolescents as well as male and female elite athletes. There is Cyrus and her public persona. When Miley is examined through a third little published data on collegiate athletics and many college coaches wave feminist perspective, she emerges as a positive and empowering continue to put their athletes through grueling training techniques feminist role model. Many researchers have investigated other celebrities that research suggests are not beneficial. The purpose of this paper is and their roles as feminists, but none has studied Miley Cyrus as a third to review the literature on the negative effects of overtraining in elite wave feminist. athletes and determine if there is a need to continue the research on endocrine responses in collegiate athletes. Aggression Prevention and Nurse Empowerment in the Emergency Department: Training Programs for Staff vs. Alternative Clinical Setting Breeding Backwards: A Creative Writing Capstone Methods Maxwell Quay Lauren Raymond, Stephanie Couts, Sara Dwyer Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 206 // 2:00 PM (Honors Project) Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Kevin Griffith, English Mentors: Kathleen Lux, Jill Kilanowski, Nursing In the first creative writing capstone that Capital University’s Honors Aggression in the workplace is a growing trend in the United State’s Program has ever produced, I wrote my first chapbook of short fiction. healthcare system; the most pronounced increase identified so far are Titled Breeding Backwards, the collection attempts to witness the violent outbursts in emergency rooms. The purpose of this research is process growth and generation of self by constructing characters at to determine how hospitals can best combat this alarming trend using

30 specific violence management training programs and self-empowerment Sustainability Assessment of Capital University of nurses. Research shows that a combination of both methods best Andrew Ruggles, Diana Crandall, Phil Baer achieves decreased levels of violence overall and reduces the degree to which patients are violent. Research suggests that trained nurses Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM are more likely to possess confidence in their abilities to handle violent Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology situations; and, therefore, violence is more likely to be prevented and Literature has shown the importance of assessment in order to improve handled more appropriately. The analysis is a result of a meta-review of current programs on college campuses. This study used assessment recently published peer reviewed articles. This research is important due to identify students’ knowledge of recycling on campus at Capital to the fact that normal hospital training policies rarely include violence University, and to debunk incorrect perceptions that have been made prevention and action plan programs. This information should raise through incorrect education, as well as to increase the recycling awareness about the importance of training, not only to decrease the program’s efficiency and practicality. We administered a pre-test and number of violent outbreaks, but also to increase nurse job satisfaction. post-test survey to gauge students’ knowledge about the subject. An informational video was shown after the pre-test. We expected the video Delirium Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit to improve knowledge and action within the student population and to help to establish a greener campus through the Sustainability Council on Rachel Robilotta, Rachel Sellers, Jennifer Ackley campus. The results of this study can be used to promote sustainability Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM in this generation and future generations of students. Mentors: David Shields, Jill Kilanowski, Nursing Hospitalization, particularly in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), is a major ABA Therapy and Social Deficiency in Individuals with Autism risk factor for developing delirium. Delirium is the acute onset of altered Andrew Ruggles mental status that results in difficulties with attention and cognition. Delirium can have negative effects on patient outcomes: prolonged Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 115 // 2:00 PM stay, worsening illness or death and long-term cognitive damage. The Mentors: Kathryn Bell, Psychology; Martha Michael, Education purpose of this study is to explore whether using specific delirium and For individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), confusion assessment skills compared with routine bedside care of social skills, among other attributes, are deficient. Koenig (2012) adult patients in the ICU can reduce future delirium. A database search demonstrated that behavioral modification techniques, such as Applied and literature review was initiated to explore the possibilities. Keywords Behavioral Analysis (ABA), can drastically improve these skills through include: Delirium, Intensive care unit, and Assessment tools. CINAHL, various activities that aim to improve social behaviors and stereotypic EBSCOHOST, Cochrane databases and Nursing Reference Center were patterns with individuals classified as having ASD. This project reviewed employed. Of a total of 22,047 article hits, 13 research articles met the the current ABA literature on treatment for social skills associated with criteria for this poster presentation. Routine bedside care has proven ASD and compiled them into a general synopsis of effective methods, insufficient to identify affected patients. Nurses support the continued known as modern therapies, for individuals on the autism spectrum. This use of assessment tools, despite a general preference for bedside work will help inform therapists by providing them with information on interaction and clinical judgment to assess delirium. The reviewed effective social skills interventions for persons diagnosed with ASD. studies show that the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM-ICU) is a reliable and accurate tool to diagnose delirium that should continue to be utilized in nursing practice. A Study on the History of Consciousness Andrew Ruggles Sleep Quality and Life Satisfaction Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 115 // 3:00 PM Jonathan Rose, Abigail Meneses Mentor: Michael Torello, Psychology Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Scientific studies from the 19th century forward transformed “the Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology conscious” from an abstract concept to a fundamental aspect in the development of each person’s being. Through Jung (1916), philosophers College students, in general, often have a deficiency in sleep quality. have been able to refine ideas that had presented the conscious as However, there is inconclusive data on the correlation between sleep a simple principle beyond that of religious principles and into the quality and life satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to examine discipline of psychology. Furthermore, through his study of altered states the relationship between sleep quality and life satisfaction. Research of consciousness, Ludwig (1966) has developed a theory of the mind’s was conducted using a survey that students completed online. A conscious as a biological process. This research compiles a review of relationship between life satisfaction and sleep quality was expected. the literature from multiple disciplines to explain the vast and complex This hypothesis was motivated by research indicating negative theory that is the conscious, and to express it in a way that will enable experiences that occur for individuals who exhibit lower sleep quality. recognition of the influences that may play a part in the development of The results of this study provide an understanding of the potentially one’s own conscious mind. negative impact that poor sleep quality has on life satisfaction. This research might prompt college personnel to develop programing that would encourage better sleep patterns for students.

31 The Rhetoric of the Founders: Complexities in Contemporary Discourse educate health professionals, especially physical therapists, about the Grant Sharratt pathological and anatomical alterations that may alter the rehabilitation program. Oral Presentation: Learning Center 202 // 4:00 PM Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science The Will to Read: A New Critical Analysis of Dante’s Ugolino American political thought rests upon a complex tapestry evolved through many historical traditions of theory. As the young republic Johnathan Smilges went through the process of creating its governing documents, those Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 115 // 3:30 PM individuals involved in the debates, writing, and promulgation of the Mentor: David Summers, English Constitution created a vast corpus of works, ranging from aristocratic writings to those that are favorable toward democracy. Indeed, this My project is formatted as a research paper that critically analyzes variety also creates ambiguities that form a collection of works too Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, focusing specifically on Canto complex to generalize into a category simply referred to as “the XXXIII of The Inferno. My objective was to demonstrate the purpose Founders.” This paper demonstrates that a thorough reading of the of Count Ugolino della Gherardesca’s presence and narrative as an Founders reduces the likelihood of carte blanche statements about exposition of the poem’s most prominent theme and as a glimpse into these men. The rhetoric of the political right, and sometimes the left, Dante the Poet’s perspective on salvation. My findings are wrought out often relies upon sweeping generalizations which fail to accurately of both a new critical analysis of The Divine Comedy as well as through portray the complexity of our Founders. Thus, contemporary rhetoric the commentary of Dantean experts. I have found that Dante wrote is often inaccurate and serves to obfuscate the wealth of thoughts the Ugolino’s narrative to act dually as a symbol of the physicality of sin Founders offered. A return to the texts, including their historical context, and as a tool for readers to analyze their own spirituality. Ugolino was is essential to understanding early American political thought. Several included as a test, leaving readers to decide whether they will finish overarching concerns are addressed in the paper, including determining The Divine Comedy and demonstrate their regard for salvation or stop who the Founders are, ambiguities within these texts, and contemporary reading, displaying their indifference to God. While many Dantean interpretations of the Constitution. Proper extirpation of these texts scholars critique The Divine Comedy from a thematic or artistic angle, requires sophisticated analysis. discussing what the text is about or how well it functions as a piece of literature, I am pushing further and exploring it from a rhetorical, quasi- narratological perspective, providing a unique view on how Dante’s work Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Promising Treatment for Depression is an effective propagandistic artifact. and Possible Improvements Ryan Sherrock Proper Nutrition for Volleyball Players Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 115 // 2:30 PM Alyson Smith, Kelly Leonard Mentor: Michael Torello, Psychology Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a developing treatment for Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences depression. It stimulates the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with magnetic current. A limitation with this method is that the dorsolateral prefrontal Nutrition and diet during sporting events is typically not ideal for cortex is a relatively small subdivision of the prefrontal cortex with competing athletes. This has been specifically noted during volleyball a location that varies between individuals. In order to increase the tournaments. If proper nutrition could be taught to these individuals efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation, a method for localizing the then their bodies would be better prepared, which would improve their dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in every individual needs to be developed. performance throughout the games. The method utilized for addressing This literature review will explain Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and this issue included teaching players what they should be eating before offer some strategies for improving the technique. and throughout performances by setting up an informational table at volleyball tournaments and discussing with individuals how to better care for their bodies. Proper nutrition plans were constructed through Lateral Retinacular Release of the Patella previously acquired knowledge, educational textbooks, and scholarly and Katie Slomsky peer reviewed articles. Through these reference sites a proper nutritional plan was created and taught to athletes with the expectancy of improved Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM performance. Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences

Lateral retinacular release of the patella is a surgical procedure The Value of Study Abroad in Higher Education performed to treat overuse, patellofemoral misalignment, and trauma. The misalignment of the anterior portion of the knee leads to instability Eric Smith and overload of the retinaculum. These types of etiologies are more Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 254 // 4:00 PM common in adolescent athletes, especially females. It can be very Mentor: Brian Wallace, Political Science difficult to diagnose because patients cannot decipher between pain and patellofemoral instability. This type of surgery should not be Higher Education has a long standing tradition of including an considered until after all other treatments have been attempted. Not international element as a part of a student’s experience, specifically including the six weeks of limited mobility, lateral release surgery that of study abroad. Universities support and fund study abroad requires a rehabilitation process between six and ten weeks. Although opportunities to varying degrees, at times making it extremely difficult rare, the complications can include: no improvement, infection, and for many students to participate in an international experience as a part more surgery for excessive correction. The importance of this study is to of their education. As universities are focused on providing the best

32 education or “bang for the buck,” I sought to find what kind of value ability, and quality of life in children with ALL. The results revealed international education, specifically study abroad, adds to a university that treatment with radiation therapy yielded more negative outcomes degree. I analyzed different responses from students, as well as faculty when compared to treatment with chemotherapy only. There was a and university staff to find that value at Capital University. The research negative relationship between children treated with radiation therapy question addressed the impact on not only the knowledge and learning in relation to intelligence quotient (IQ), memory, and attention span, of a student, but how it engaged the student in new ways of thinking when compared to healthy children of the same age and sex. Treatment and perceiving the world, adding a key component to any education. with chemotherapy showed no change in IQ, but revealed deficits Results and recommendations are discussed. in perceptual motor speed, working memory, and fine motor skills. Psychological impairments were associated with both treatment types (Janzen & Spiegler, 2008). As health care providers, understanding the French Poetry: Its Origins and Influence negative health outcomes caused by radiation therapy and chemotherapy Eric Smith, Joseph Riley will help identify deficits in these areas. Monitoring children before, Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 212 // 2:30 PM during and after treatment will promote prompt intervention in deficient areas to improve health, cognitive ability and quality of life in children Mentor: Marie-Madeleine Stey, World Languages & Cultures with ALL. Poetry is an ever changing and beautiful form of expression. French poetry in its own evolution has had a profound impact on the poetry and literature of other cultures. From stories of gallant battle, to the Posterlater Corner Knee Reconstruction passionate prose of emotion, to the thoughts of intellectuals, poetry Katelyn Stahl has provided an expressive outlet to the French writer throughout the Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM ages. We analyzed and reviewed French poetry from the Middle Ages where French poetry finds its origins, to the Enlightenment. We took a Mentor: Bonnie Goodwin, Health & Sports Sciences qualitative approach to inspect the different stages of development in The posteriolateral corner of the knee is seen as the “dark side” of the this expressive form. In this French language presentation, we reveal knee. Until recently, little research has been done on this structure and the inspirations and evolution that caused French poetry to grow and much less when it involved injury and needed repair. The posteriolateral influence writers around the world. corner can cause instability in the knee when injured and reconstruction of ligaments in the area is often unsuccessful. With the rise of concern about this structure, there has been an increase in research to gain Mating of the Blue Footed Boobies a better understanding. The posteriolateral corner of the knee is Kaylyn Soldner, Keith von Stein comprised of three layers of structures. Injury to these structures Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM may be a contact or non-contact mechanism; however, an isolated posteriolateral corner injury is rare. A more common injury is damage Mentors: Kerry Cheesman, Nancy Swails, Biological & Environmental to local ligaments in addition to the posteriolateral corner. Surgical Sciences techniques vary and some have been documented as successful, but In 1835 Charles Darwin explored the Galapagos Islands, and one of not without some type of complication. This success rate makes it the birds that he reported seeing was the blue-footed boobie (Sula difficult to settle on one preferred procedure. A review of literature nebouxii). It is an unusual bird with bright blue feet, and it is found on was conducted to gain knowledge about the posteriolateral corner many of the islands of the chain. In recent years it has become a symbol of the knee; specifically, causes of injury, surgery techniques, and of Galapagos tourism. In May 2013, we traveled to the Galapagos rehabilitation programs leading to return to normal activities of daily Islands with a group from the Biological Sciences Department to study living. Evidence based practices are discussed. the unique biology seen by Darwin. While visiting the islands of North Seymour, San Cristobal, Espanola, and Santa Fe/South Plazas, we found many blue-footed boobies. While observing the birds, we noticed that “He is No Longer an Artist, He Has Become a Work of Art”: David Foster the male boobies put on an elaborate “dance” to win over a female Wallace is Hal Incandenza boobie. This “dance” was a dramatic presentation of movements and Kayla Stalnaker sounds (which we learned to mimic). This mating ritual, along with the Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 206 // 2:30 PM evolutionary rationale for it, is the focus of this presentation. Mentor: Kevin Griffith, English The focus of this research project is the psychoanalytical criticism of Comparison of the Cognitive and Health Related Outcomes of Chemotherapy David Foster Wallace’s 1,079-page novel Infinite Jest. This research and Radiation Treatment in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic demonstrates David Foster Wallace’s self-insertion into Infinite Jest Leukemia through the character Hal Incandenza. Such an insertion is supported Heather Speaks, Mary Ellen Richey by the application of psychoanalytic literary theory to biographical Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM information. Through a careful biographical breakdown of both Hal and Wallace, an analysis of each man’s addiction and compulsion, Mentor: Jaime Stevens, Nursing and an examination of both Hal and Wallace’s inability to form close Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood connections with others, the reader begins to see a distinct connection malignancy, accounting for 75% of all leukemia’s and 25% of childhood between the character and the author. This analysis of Infinite Jest cancers (Lofstad et al., 2008). The purpose of this literature review was reveals that—although bits of Wallace’s persona manifest themselves in to determine whether there was a difference between treatment with many of the hundreds of characters in the book—the character Hal is radiation therapy or chemotherapy, related to health outcomes, cognitive David Foster Wallace, and it is through Hal that Wallace is attempting to work through the addictions, obsessions and compulsive behaviors that feed his depression. 33 Crisis: An Organizational Nightmare or Fabricated Fiasco? easily avoided with intervention and medical attention. Topping this Derek Stewart mortality list is hypertension and complications of hypertension. One of the biggest barriers to overcoming hypertension related death is Oral Presentation: Learning Center 05 // 2:00 PM awareness of the condition and the later health problems it can cause. Mentor: Daniel Heaton, Communication & Art The methodology of this study is to gather information on the problem Crisis fabrication is a controversial topic many organizations are in order to educate people worldwide. It is expected that people will not willing to admit or even discuss, because the implications and come to this research presentation with a very basic understanding repercussions are immeasurable and unethical in nature. Using of hypertension and leave with in-depth and helpful knowledge to previously documented scholarly research, this study analyzes crisis help educate others about the seriousness of hypertension. In an ever management strategies, case studies, and organizational methods globalizing world, international problems need to be tackled with an to assess proactive measures that can be used to maintain, rebuild, international approach. This requires people learning about places where or destroy the reputation of an organization, but also to associate the problem is the worst and requires the most help. As awareness is a appropriate responsibility of a crisis by an organization. A qualitative huge part of the problem, educating people worldwide is the best way to research approach is used to make insightful contributions to public combat hypertension and reduce overall preventable death. relations and crisis communication management strategies to improve reputation and manage a crisis effectively when tragedy befalls an Who Can Resist a Good Scandal? organization. An evaluation of the retail clothing giant, Urban Outfitters, and analyses of their controversial products, crisis management Jazmyn Sunderland strategies, and response techniques are made to establish implications Oral Presentation: Learning Center 06 // 3:00 PM of crisis. Urban Outfitters’ past product controversies, response tactics, Mentor: Sharon Croft, Communication & Art and their habitual disregard for their reputation, public safety, and financial assets are sufficient evidence of crisis fabrication. The Crisis Scandal. The name says it all. As humans and Americans we are drawn Communication Theory should be reevaluated, in order to accommodate to anything messy and complicated, that might turn into a huge sordid an organization’s ability to fabricate crises and contribute to new strides mess. As long as it is someone elses’ mess and not our own. We are in crisis communication, reputation management, and public relations. drawn in by the “Oh my Gosh” moments and the “that did not just happen” incredulity. Scandal on ABC gives us just what we want and more. Perhaps part of the lure of the ever outrageous show lies in the From Immigrants to Emigrants: The Argentine Brain Drain of the 21st complicated gender portrayals and stereotypes that routinely support Century and occasionally contest patriarchy. I conducted an analysis of Scandal, Mitchell Stith ABC’s hit political drama, using the feminist methodology.The feminist method is used to examine the traditional roles and rules for men Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 212 // 2:00 PM (Honors Project) and women in society. I examined three episodes of Scandal. I was Mentor: Stephanie Saunders, World Languages & Cultures influenced by the works of Bonnie J. Dow (1990, 2002) and Julia T. Often regarded as one of the most developed and successful nations in Wood (2011). I argue that Scandal is an occluded inflected reading that Latin America, Argentina is still dealing with historical damage resulting promotes masculine hegemony and patriarchy. This work is important from a violent military dictatorship as well as several debilitating in the field of communication because it examines the representation of economic crises. The specific aspect of this damage that this research masculine hegemonic structures within contemporary television shows. examines is the widespread emigration of highly educated members of the Argentine population to the United States and Europe. Though Domestic Violence in Spain: Causes and Solutions Argentina is no longer seeing the large numbers of its highly educated citizens fleeing the country as a result of political oppression and lack Ashley Taylor of career opportunities, many who originally fled are still living abroad. Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 119 // 4:00 PM (Honors Project) Although this brain drain is no longer having a serious economic impact Mentors: Stephanie Saunders, World Languages & Cultures; Suzanne on the nation, the emigration that occurred still serves as a reminder Marilley, Political Science of how Argentina once failed its people. This research proposes a three part plan with hopes of encouraging the return of Argentine natives who Domestic violence has been gaining interest among the Spanish left the nation in search of better opportunities in the United States government since the 1930s. The purpose of this research is to analyze and Europe. Through an examination of policies to rework the legal and domestic violence among intimate partner relationships in Spain, how economic framework of migration, as well as methods for rebuilding it has changed since the 1930s Mujeres Libres movement, how new confidence in the nation, it was determined that holistic national legal actions taken by the government may help prevent it, and how approach to the problem would be the best solution. the women of Spain may have contributed toward these movements. Data includes Spanish male behavior, such as the number of males convicted of domestic abuse and the rate of alcoholism, as alcoholism Hypertension: A Global Problem may contribute to violence. Rates of employment, marriage, and births Hannah Storar, Tricia Kehl in Spain were gathered. A literature review of male-female behavior patterns through Spanish history, since the 1930s, was conducted. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Several factors that play a role in the attitudes men have about women Mentor: Brian Wallace, Political Science may include religion with the Catholic Church, the machismo culture There are numerous troubling problems facing the world today. One that of Spain, and the economic crisis of 2009. The overall goal of this receives the least amount of attention but is the most easily solvable is research is to contribute to an understanding of the root causes of preventable death. Preventable deaths are those that could be relatively domestic violence in Spain, finding what approaches have worked in its prevention, and discovering what could be used as potential solutions in the future. 34 What Employers Want: Survey Results Reveal Their Not-So-Secret Desires Identifying Need in the Inner City: Residents’ Experiences and Perceptions Kalkidan Tefera on Living on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 123 // 3:30 PM Christophe Valcourt Mentors: Eric Anderson, Career Development; Andrea Thomas, Business Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 144 // 2:00 PM (Honors Project) Administration Mentor: Steven Drewry, Social Work What do employers want in candidates? This research, conducted Contemporary urban poverty is the result of intertwined social, in 2005, 2008, and 2012, examines this age-old question with a historical, and economic factors (Auletta 1982; Massey and Denton survey that encompasses three different organization types: corporate, 1993; Wilson 1987). Residents of poor urban neighborhoods experience government, and non-profit. Further, it reveals some consistent and living conditions of complexity and deprivation that are not carefully inconsistent patterns regarding the different levels of importance for considered by the general public (Gans 2004; Liebow 1967; Venkatesh resumes, cover letters, job posting sites, inquiries and more.When 2006). As a result, it is at times unclear what such citizens need comparing the results of the survey from the years 2005 to 2012, we to help them improve or manage their living circumstances. In this observe some positive correlations, as well as negative correlations. For study, twenty-nine residents and workers from the Near East Side of example, positive correlations were noted between employers’ preference Columbus, Ohio were interviewed on their daily living experiences, how for candidates and the inclusion of a personalized, targeted cover they made sense of their experiences, and what they thought could letter. Students applying for jobs and internships will learn employers’ be done to make their neighborhood a better place. The study relies preferences regarding both the application and hiring process. on a phenomenological approach that fleshes out the experiences of community members and their subjective interpretations of their experiences. Information from semi-structured interviews and focus Exploring Engagement, Participation, and Leadership Within a Multicultural groups was used to help a neighborhood church understand how to Context: A Unique Non-profit Service Model better meet the needs of area residents. Understanding the daily Elizabeth Thomas, Vicky L. Vinzant, Josselyn N. West experiences of poor urban residents can clear up misconceptions on this Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 144 // 2:30 PM socially isolated population, improve efforts in enhancing the quality of life in their neighborhoods, and help them deal with their unique living Mentor: Renda Ross, Social Work circumstances. Research has established benefits of singing in groups with emphasis on individual members’ wellbeing rather than the group itself or larger community (Clift & Hancox, 2001; Clift et al., 2010; Dingle et al., Healthcare Communication at a Major Children’s Hospital 2012). The literature more often remains speculative rather than Megan Valone empirical in tracking specific goal achievement from an organizational Oral Presentation: Blackmore Library 119 // 3:00 PM (Honors Project) perspective. Harmony Project’s mission is to transform a metropolitan community (Columbus, Ohio and surrounding suburbs) through service, Mentor: Stephen Bruning, Communication & Art music and inclusiveness. The current research uses both quantitative Healthcare communication is a rapidly expanding area of study and and qualitative methodology to explore an emerging organizational model practice in public relations. Healthcare public relations professionals that describes participants’ motivations, expectations, and perceptions are required to interact not only with the public, but physicians, of the Harmony Project as an organization, as well as its effects on nurses, managers, administrators, and patients on a daily basis members and the larger community. Findings are discussed with to improve understanding of healthcare issues and the services recommendations for how communities can merge artistic expression, provided. This case study establishes a template of the best public service, and a shared group identity. relations communication practices of a major children’s hospital in a Midwestern city. Organizational goals, individual roles, daily tasks, and professional outlooks were examined in the study to determine Les Femmes de le Litterature Francais the relative influence that each variable has on key public member Meghan Tubbs, Moni Neri perception of communication effectiveness. A theme analysis is used Oral Presentation: Battelle Hall 212 // 3:00 PM to find similarities and differences between the current practices used by working professionals and best practices reported in the academic Mentor: Marie-Madeleine Stey, World Languages & Cultures literature. Results from the investigation are reported, and implications Throughout the first seventeen centuries in Northern France, women did for the study and practice of healthcare communication are presented. not have much of a role in literature. In fact, many respected professions throughout the region were not practiced by women at all. Though many people know of the exquisite literary works of French writers such “What Kind of Bird Are You?”: An Auteur Analysis of Wes Anderson as Jean Calvin, Pascal, and Joachim du Bellay, very few know much Josh Vanderzyden about the impact that a couple of French women made in the literary Oral Presentation: Learning Center 05 // 3:30 PM world during the same period as their male counterparts. These women would face extraordinary opposition and reshape literature in France Mentor: Daniel Heaton, Communication & Art and around the world. We look to these influential women to study As a future filmmaker, I have been very interested in investigating their trailblazing efforts in French literature, and the ripple of effects the work of current directors. The one that I find most intriguing is they sent through the years. Shining a light on these often-overlooked Wes Anderson. By conducting an auteur analysis of Anderson’s films, écrivaines shows the development of women’s roles as well as a deeper including viewing and analyzing, I discovered that what makes him stand understanding of French culture in general. We present our findings in out as an auteur director is his intentional creation of deep relationships French. through storytelling and how he uses specific cinematography 35 techniques to enhance those relationships for the viewer. Although many profession and how it has progressed through the years will hopefully researchers have conducted auteur analyses of various directors, very bring more interest into the field of study. few have examined the work of Anderson. I believe my study adds yet another perspective to this body of knowledge. Caring Behaviors of Nursing Students Interacting in High Fidelity Human Patient Simulation Scenarios The Future of Puerto Rico Kaylee Wellman, Katelyn Moorman, Brea Tackett, Taylor Hiles Emily Velazquez Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Renee Dunnington, Nursing Mentor: Suzanne Marilley, Political Science Caring promotes health, wellness and patient satisfaction. Yet Puerto Rico, a protectorate of the United States, has never fully been questions remain concerning whether increased use of simulation in appreciated by the United States because of its lack of status as an nursing education could threaten or promote development of caring actual state. The purpose of this study was to examine the causes behaviors. The purpose of this study was to explore the caring behaviors behind Puerto Rico continuing to maintain a commonwealth status to demonstrated by student nurses during high fidelity human patient the United States rather than becoming the fifty-first state. Researching simulation scenarios and to understand the potential of simulation various literature texts, I was able to gain a better understanding of to support development of caring ways. An observational study was the reasons behind the lack of movement on this matter. As a result, I conducted to examine the caring behaviors exhibited by 105 upper found that because of fierce relational differences between the United division BSN students during 36 recorded, scenario-based simulations. States and Puerto Rico, there has been a sharp halt on the Puerto Rico Observations were scored using a checklist adapted from McDaniel statehood initiative. This research can aid in the further understanding (1990) and Watson (2012). Item and scale level content validity of international relations in other territories across the world that are ranged from .92-1.00. Inter-rater reliability ranged from 88-100%. dealing with territorial issues. Results were analyzed for frequency and percent of caring behaviors observed. Frequently occurring verbal behaviors included: responding to an expressed concern (80.9 %), explaining procedures (70%), and Ohio’s Medicaid Expansion: Unconventional Politics active listening (89.5%). Nonverbal behaviors included: acting with Tyler Vermillion gentleness, sensitivity or respect (78%), sustaining eye contact (82%), Oral Presentation: Learning Center 202 // 2:00 PM and protecting the patient (90%). Only 15% provided assistance with human needs. Transpersonal behaviors were rarely observed. Simulation Mentors: Suzanne Marilley, Janet Gross, Political Science presents a unique opportunity to foster development of caring in nursing In democracies, most new public policies originate in some kind of education. However, simulation may have limitations for development of legislature and the use of executive power to launch new policies transpersonal caring dimensions. appears extraordinary and suspect. In the United States, for example, healthcare expansion in states under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 has been hotly contested. This study considers why, in the fall of 2013, BIA: The Body Image Affect Ohio Governor John Kasich made the decision to sidestep legislative Samantha Wentz approval and initiate the expansion of Medicaid through the use of the Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Controlling Board with the likelihood that several Republican legislators would file a lawsuit against him. After an in-depth examination of the Mentors: Lois Foreman-Wernet, Betsy Pike, Communication & Art decision-making processes of the Ohio legislature and Governor Kasich Body image is a clear issue in our society, and it is also an issue right on this matter, I present an argument on the calculus Governor Kasich here on our campus. I created an awareness campaign entitled BIA: appears to have used as he weighed the risks posed by a serious legal The Body Image Affect, which focused on women, their body image challenge compared with what he would have risked if he had not and the media. I completed secondary research, which consisted of a chosen to expand Medicaid in such an unconventional manner. brief history of the media and their persuasive techniques, the image of women and what is occurring in the media today. I then conducted a survey on campus of males and females where participants filled The “Tooth” about Dentistry: A History of Dentistry Through the Ages out open- and closed-ended questions. After my research I found that Andee Welbaum the effects of the media and issues of body image are a problem both Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM nationally and at Capital University. I then used my research to create an awareness campaign which lasted for one week, culminating in an Mentor: Kerry Cheesman, Biological & Environmental Sciences event where I presented my findings and held a discussion group. This Dentistry has been practiced in some form since around 5000 BCE, but research begins to create an understanding of how important the media did not become a profession until around 500-1000 ACE. The purpose are to shaping our society and especially the power they hold. of this study was to uncover the history of dentistry and understand where and how dentistry started. Through researching early forms of dentistry and important discoveries in the field, we discovered what laid the foundation for the dentistry profession. Research was conducted through online encyclopedias, science articles, and the archives of the American Dental Association, revealing the ancient origins of dentistry and the many discoveries and inventions made to make dentistry the profession it is today. Understanding the basis of the dentistry

36 Assessment of the Services at Capital University Health and Wellness range of capable and developed women throughout his seasons. My Center goal to combine certified studies with the unofficial work of the show’s Semone Wilbert, Re’Sean Johnson, Latasha Thompson passionate fanbase has allowed me to contribute uniquely to studies of women in television. Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Mentor: Andrea M. Karkowski, Psychology Powerful Practices: How Economic and Social Forces Shape Practices Research has suggested that there has been an increase in the within American Print and Web Journalism need for mental health and disability services on college campuses. Unfortunately, many students are not using campus services available to Xinyi (Yvonnne) Yan them. The purpose of this survey research was to identify who uses the Oral Presentation: Learning Center 06 // 4:00 PM medical, mental health, and disability services at Capital University’s Mentor: Sharon Croft, Communication & Art Center for Health and Wellness (CHW), discover how satisfied students are with these services, and determine why other students do not use Some wonder, as more Americans turn to digital sources for information, the CHW. We also conducted a direct assessment of the effectiveness if print newspapers will disappear. Influenced by the writings of Fiske of the mental health services using a pre-test and post-test measure (1993) and Boczkowski (2012), I argue that the emergence as web of students’ quality of life. Results suggest that students who use the journalism does not mean the end of print journalism. In my paper, services are satisfied with the services and students who do not use I employed a neo-Marxist perspective to analyze how social and the CHW are unaware of the services or believe they do not need the economic forces shape journalistic practices within American print and services. Results also indicate how students’ quality of life changes web journalism. Currently, the practices of American print journalism after using the mental health services. The findings of the study allow (“objective” writing style, established hierarchical structure, and Capital’s CHW to better educate students about the benefits of using consumer base) seemingly clash with the practices of web journalism this campus resource. (“subjective” writing style, varied hierarchical structures, and popularity as economic value). I argue that web journalism will adopt economic practices that have supported American print journalism and that print Discussion and Dialogue: Equalizing Communication in the Classroom journalism will adopt social practices that have made web journalism Emily Wiseman attractive to many. This study examines several areas that are important to the study of communication: organizational communication, social Oral Presentation: Learning Center 07 // 2:00 PM media, and journalism. Mentor: Daniel Heaton, Communication & Art

Various methods of pedagogy, or methods of teaching, through human Let the Walls Tell the Story-2: Capital University Students’ PhotoVoice communication appear in research within the past twenty years. Many Experiences in K-12 Classrooms Overseas. Implications for Global approaches to communication pedagogy are based in discussion and Education and Citizenship student-teacher equal power communicative learning (dialogic teaching), and can be connected in recent years to advocacy for a discussion and Tara Yoder, Kailey Davis, Taylor Gingery dialogic pedagogical approach as a means of constructing knowledge Poster Presentation: Capital Center Fieldhouse // 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM in the classroom. I use a historical-critical method to trace common Mentor: Olga Shonia, Education themes in communication pedagogy research published in the last twenty years. I conclude that communication pedagogy through This project presents the second phase of a 3-tier study of K-12 discussion and dialogic teaching prevails as the root of many forms of physical environment in regards to cultivating global awareness and communication pedagogy. I contextualize the findings by discussing cross-cultural learning (Quezada & Alfaro, 2007). The results of the first the benefits of using this approach for teachers and students in the phase presented last year focused on US schools. The second stage of contemporary classroom. our project looks at schools overseas (Australia, New Zeland, Ireland). PhotoVoice methodology is employed where student-teachers, as well as in-service educators, engage in reflecting on the physical space “A Walking Uterus”: Problematic Portrayals of Female Characters in of today’s classrooms by taking pictures of their work environments. “Doctor Who” PhotoVoice research design enables study participants to record and Abigail Worden reflect their community’s strengths and concerns, thus promoting critical dialogue (Freire, 1997). While student teaching overseas, students Oral Presentation: Learning Center 06 // 3:30 PM photographed classroom physical environments to investigate if the Mentor: Sharon Croft, Communication & Art idea of cultivating global community was implemented (e.g., displayed Fans of Doctor Who have conducted numerous studies exploring the world maps, international current event bulletin boards, student work on presentation and objectification of female characters, but only a handful cultural heritage). Findings indicate that the overseas classrooms in this of qualified communication scholars have investigated any aspect of the study had global focus in their formal curriculum, school culture, and content of the classic British sci-fi program. My purpose in this analysis school’s physical space. Examples include: celebrating cultural diversity was to validate unqualified findings with credible research into female in the classroom, multicultural children’s library, world maps and bulletin representation in television, viewing Doctor Who through a combination boards on student family cultures. The project’s third and final stage is a of feminist perspectives. Through this process, I found significant comparative analysis of major findings between schools in the U.S. and discrepancies in female representation and character development overseas. between the two most recent lead writers of the show. Specifically, I found Steven Moffat’s episodes to be lacking in terms of female equality, depth, and strength, whereas Russel T. Davies presented a

37 Adam Ross 4, 20 Kailey Davis 6, 37 Krista Killian 4, 16 Kristine Ross 5, 25 Jessica DeBelly 4, 15 Taesub Kim 5, 23 Lauren Roy 5, 28 Index Steven DeBusk 5, 24 Charles Kimerline 6, 23 Andrew Ruggles 5, 6, 7, 31 Angela Dibling 4, 15 Eddah Kinyua 5, 30 Dana Sanders 4, 13 Jennifer Difilippo 5, 26 Megan Klein 7, 23 Jennifer Ackley 5, 31 Ryan Schlotzhauer 4, 21 Gianni DiMichaelangelo 4, 15 Amanda Klosterman 5, 24 August Airsman 4, 8 Chelsea Schneider 7, 16 Kelsey Doles 4, 15 Chase Knowles 5, 24 Stephen Aldrich 6, 8 Megan Sebar 5, 23 Sara Dwyer 5, 30 Josie Laib 5, 24 Sara Almalkli 6, 8 Rachel Sellers 5, 31 Katelin Eing 4, 15 Shannon Lamar 5, 26 Christine Anderson Grant Sharratt 7, 32 DJ Elmore 4, 16 Nicole Lee 5, 24 Corey Ansel 7, 8 Ryan Sherrock 6, 32 Sanaya El-Naggar 7, 19 Kelly Leonard 5, 24, 32 Carmella App 7, 8 Brooke Sims 4, 9 Jenna Erwin 5, 26 Emma Littmann 5, 25 Scott Armstrong 4, 9 Caterina Singer 4, 20 Madison Fannon 6, 16 Jonathan Lucas 5, 25 Rachel Arnold 5, 25 Katie Slomsky 5, 32 Kenneth Fedrick 4, 16 Jordan Lyle 5, 25 Jordan Ayers 4, 9 Johnathan Smilges 7, 32 Alisha Fernandez 4, 16 Aaron Mabe 7, 25 Phil Baer 5, 31 Alyson Smith 5, 32 Rachel Flenner 6, 10 William Magginis 7, 25 Andrew Bair 6, 9 Craig Smith 6, 26 Andrew Floor 4, 16 Megan Mahoney 5, 25 Paul Baker 5, 22 Eric Smith 6, 7, 32, 33 Brittany Ford 4, 16 Alexa Majoy 6, 26 Lisa Baldwin 4, 18 Kaylyn Soldner 5, 33 Allison Foster 7, 16, 27 Leah Marty 5, 26 Randi Ball 4, 12 Heather Speaks 5, 33 Rachel Fountain 6, 17 Stephanie Maurer 5, 23 Shannon Ball 4, 7, 9, 13 Katelyn Stahl 5, 33 Lisa Franklin 4, 15 Lizabeth McCaslin 5, 23 Thomas Ballas 4, 9 Kayla Stalnaker 6, 33 Katie Freshour 4, 15 Sammantha McClughen 5, 26 Rachel Baran Rebecca Steinemann 4, 19 Haleigh Fulks 4, 16 Natalie McCullough 4, 5, 9, 26 Bradley Beck 6, 9 Derek Stewart 6, 34 Zachary Gerhardt 6, 17 Janelle Meadows 5, 26 Paige Beckwith 4, 10 Mitchell Stith 6, 34 Emily Gerken 6, 17 Wesley Meadows 4, 21 Timothy Beech 4, 10 Hannah Storar 5, 34 Taylor Gingery 6, 37 Abigail Meneses 5, 31 Quinn Bender 5, 25 Carsen Stringer 4, 11 Maggie Graham 4, 17 Bridget Miller 7, 27 Stephen Benedict 7, 10 Jazmyn Sunderland 7, 34 Margaret Graham 7, 17 Haley Millinger 5, 27 Deidra Benjamin 4, 18 Brea Tackett 5, 36 Angela Grate 4, 18 Kim Mollett 6, 10 Daphne Benner 5, 29 Anna Tall 5, 29 Quenshia Graves 4, 13, 20 Zak Monte, 5, 24 Maryann Bennett 5, 27 Ashley Taylor 7, 34 Josh Gruenbaum 4, 18 Katelyn Moorman 5, 36 Jared Berry 6, 10 Kalkidan Tefera 7, 35 Annie Guinsler 4, 18 Ethan Moseley 5, 23 Aleksandr Bevz 5,24 Cassidy Teminsky 4, 18 Kelly Hale 6, 18 Carly Moss 5, 27 Brooke Billings 6, 17 Elizabeth Thomas 6, 35 Tori Hanlin 5, 27 Marcus MtCastle 4, 15 Briana Black 6, 10 Janet Thomas 5, 30 Emily Hatfield 7, 18 Neveen Murib 5, 27 Brittany Bochard 4, 10 Latasha Thompson 6, 37 Catherine Hawkins 4, 13 Brianna Murphy 5, 27, 28 Sarah Bogen 4, 6, 11 Stacy Timmerman 4, 19 Breanna Hayes 7, 19 BriannaMurphy Sarah Bogen Matina Tornick 5, 26 Matthew Hazzard 6, 19 Roberty Murphy 5, 29 Ashleigh Bope 4, 11 Ling Yu Tsai 6, 8 Monica Heckman 4, 19 Nina Napolitano 5, 28 Lukas Bowers 7, 11 Meghan Tubbs 6, 35 Courtney Henze 7, 19 Abigail Neininger 5, 28 Zac Boyd 5, 25 Christophe Valcourt 6, 35 Kayla Herbell 4, 19, 20 Moni Neri 6, 35 Brandon Brake 4, 11 Megan Valone 7, 35 Kevin Heuer 4, 21 Carolyn Newberry 7, 28 Celine Brake 6, 12 Josh Vanderzyden 7, 35 Zachary Heyne 4, 13 Erica Nollm 5, 28 Casey Brophy 4, 12 Emily Velazquez 5, 36 Lorrin Higgins 4, 20 Lucas Novembre 5, 29 Caitlin Brown 4, 12 Tyler Vermillion 6, 36 Taylor Hiles 5, 36 Austa Obringer 5, 26 Kelli Brownfield 4, 13 Vicky Vinzant 6, 35 Victoria Hirschfeld 4, 20 Jillian O’Donnell 5, 29 Katherine Bustos Chaves 4, 19 Keith Von Stein 5, 33 Brittany Hodge 7, 28 Gina Osborne 4, 17 Alex Caperton 6, 12 Laura Wagner 5, 28 Molly Holt 4, 20 Sammi Ottney 5, 24 Kathryn Carter 4, 10 Andee Welbaum 5, 36 Jacob Hooks 4, 21 Amanda Parsley 7, 29 Abbie Carver 7, 12 Kaylee Wellman 5, 36 Zachary Hoover 6, 21 Dhaval Patel 5, 7, 27, 29 Olivia Castro 4, 13 Shantia Wells 5, 29 Suzie Hosea 4, 21 Taylor Patterson 5, 25 Becca Catoe 4, 13 Samantha Wentz 5, 36 Kyrstin House 4, 17 Kashmere Pearson 4, 15, 21 Austin Caudill 4, 13 Josselyn West 6, 35 Andrew Hypes 7, 21 Cora Petrosky 5, 29 Emma D. Chadd 4, 13 Morgan White 5, 27 Stephanie Ilavsky 4, 21 Andrew Phillips 5, 24 Nicki ChamahDavis 5, 30 Semone Wilbert 6, 37 Sara Ireland 7, 22 Holly Phillips 5, 23 Audrey Chrisman 7, 16 Emily Wiseman 6, 37 Stephanie Irwin 5, 28 Samantha Plewes 5, 22 Alex Clark 6, 9 Ka Wah Wong 4, 11 Mark Ivey 5, 22 Ashley Potkutter 4, 19 Austin Clarridge 4, 13 Abigail Worden 7, 37 Casey Jackson 5, 22 Gina Preston 5, 30 Nathan Cline Meng Wu 4, 11 Paige Jacob 4, 21 Marissa Price 5, 30 Jess Cogan 4, 13 Xinyi (Yvonnne) Yan 7, 37 Morgan Jenkins 5, 27 Maxwell Quay 6, 7, 30 Ryan Collins 4, 18 Tara Yoder 6, 37 Cathy Johnson 5, 26 Korynne Rasche 5, 26 Chelsey Cook 5, 27 Re’Sean Johnson 6, 37 Abbey Zacharias 4, 13 Mary Cooley 4, 13 Caleb Ray 7, 30 Zakk Jones 6, 22 Lauren Raymond 5, 30 Stephanie Couts 5, 30 Melissa Jordan 5, 26 Diana Crandall 5, 31 Melissa Rhodes 5, 27 Mason Juenger 5, 22 Mary Ellen Richey 5, 33 Megan Creasap 6, 14 Jane Kaibunga 5, 22 Ashley Darnell 4, 18 Joseph Riley 6, 33 Kandace Keel 5, 23 Rachel Robilotta 5, 31 Pauline Darr 7, 14 Tricia Kehl 5, 34 Ciarra Davis 4, 14 Katie Roher 5, 26 Julie Keller 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 23 Jonathan Rose 5, 31 Jennifer Davis 4, 7, 9, 14 Haley Kelly 4, 15

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The following Capital University students presented their research at the 28th National Conference on Undergraduate Scholarship (NCUR), which was held April 3-5, 2014 at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Abstracts can be found at http://www.cur.org/ncur_2014.

Matthew A. Able, Theron Mackey and Charles H. DeHart, management Mark Ivey and Nicole Lee, biology A Drop in the Bucket?: Optimal Greening of a Music Tour Learning Styles and Their Effect on Working Memory (Mentor: M. Ali Ülkü) (Mentor: Kimberly Heym)

Ryan Adams, music Corey R. Lewis, management Homosexuality and Creativity: Truth or Perception? Optimizing Shelf-Space Allocation at a Retailer (Mentor: Dina Lentsner) (Mentor: M. Ali Ülkü)

Sarah C. Bogen, mathematics Carolyn May, philosophy Modeling the Spread of White-Nose Syndrome in Hibernating North The Ethics of Anti-Panhandling Laws and the Criminalization of American Bats Homelessness (Mentor: Paula Federico) (Mentor: Monica Mueller)

Lukas Bowers, psychology Carolyn May, philosophy The Influence of Heavy Drinking on College Students’ Future Drinking Storytelling and Story-listening as an Effective Response to the Habits Problem of Evil (Mentor: Kathryn Bell) (Mentor: Monica Mueller)

Hayden Brown, music Lauren O’Hare, education An Examination of Classical Music’s Declining Relevance Preventative Programs for Bullying of LGBTQ Youth (Mentor: Dina Lentsner) (Mentor: Martha Michael)

Amber Bruns, music Amanda Rigdon, Spanish Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder Modes of Communication: The Real, Visual, and Mental World in Julio in the Private Piano Studio: A Teacher’s Handbook Cortázar’s “Las Babas del Diablo” (Mentor: Dina Lentsner) (Mentor: Stephanie Saunders)

Abbie Carver, philosophy Mitchell L. Stith, Spanish Female Genital Mutilation: The Ethical Necessity for Action From Immigrants to Emigrants: The Argentine Brain Drain of the 21st- (Mentor: Monica Mueller) Century (Mentor: Stephanie Saunders) Jessica DeBelly and Kashmere Pearson, biology The Genetic Modification Analysis of Popcorn (Zea mays) Around the Ashley Taylor, political science and Spanish World Domestic Violence in Spain (Mentor: Kerry Cheesman) (Mentor: Suzanne M. Marilley and Stephanie Saunders)

Jesse Harmon, music Christophe Valcourt, sociology CPR: Collect. Protect. Restore. Identifying Need in the Inner City: Residents’ Experiences and (Mentor: Rocky Reuter) Perceptions on Living on the Near East Side of Columbus, Ohio (Mentor: Steven Drewry) Kayla Herbell, nursing The role of AGTR2 in cystic fibrosis severity Dylan Woodring, music (Mentor: Jill Kilanowski) The Question of Major and Minor (Mentor: Dina Lentsner) Sara Ireland, Spanish Turning Youthful Tides: Migration and Unemployment Obstacles of Seth Williamson and Chase G. Bryant, management Spanish Youth in the 21st-Century Management Science Helps Improve Environmental and Financial (Mentor: Stephanie Saunders) Sustainability: An Application of Newsvendor Model to Campus Newsprint Mark Ivey, biology (Mentor: M. Ali Ülkü) Do Science and Music Students Have the Same Learning Styles? (Mentor: Kimberly Heym)

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Directions to Campus Kroger store, turn right (east) on Main Street. At the fourth traffi c onto Alum Creek Drive. When dead ends in front of the store). Turn right (east) on Main Street. At the fourth traffi c light, Drive, which will dead end at Main Street (in front of the Kroger Main Street. The exit ramp automatically turns onto Alum Creek Travel east on I-70 to the Bexley/Main Street exit. Exit at Bexley/ From the West right (south). onto Main Street. At the next light, Pleasant Ridge Avenue, turn Drexel ends in front of the campus at Main Street. Turn left (east) in Bexley. Turn right onto Drexel Avenue and continue south until downtown) onto Broad Street and drive 2.5 miles to Drexel Avenue Broad Street and drive 2.5 miles to Drexel Avenue in Bexley. Turn Broad Street exit. Turn east (driving away from downtown) onto and take I-270 east to I-71 South. Travel south on I-71 to the Travel south on I-75 to Route 23. Follow 23 into Columbus From the Northwest light, turn right (south) on Pleasant Ridge Avenue. on Livingston Avenue. Turn right (north) at the fi rst traffi c light Travel west on I-70 to the Livingston Avenue exit. Turn left (west) From the East turn right (south) on Pleasant Ridge Avenue. Travel I-71 to the Broad Street exit. Turn east (driving away from From the North or South: Street. At the next light, Pleasant Ridge Avenue, turn right (south). in front of the campus at Main Street. Turn left (east) onto Main right onto Drexel Avenue and continue south until Drexel ends

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